Chunk the groundhog! Vegetable thief caught in the act

MIDDLETOWN, Delaware (WPVI) -- A Delaware gardener was determined to catch the thief stealing his vegetables, but instead he ended up falling in love.

Jeff Permar set up a garden outside his home in Middletown.

But his fruits and vegetables would disappear before he had a chance to harvest them.

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Permar set up a camera up to catch the mystery thief.

It turned out to be a chubby groundhog munching away on the fruits of his labor.

"He won our hearts over. How can you hurt something that is so cute and so innocent?" he said.

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Permar named the groundhog "Chunk" and started a YouTube page featuring him feasting on his vegetables.

"Chunk" also has more than 13,000 followers on his Instagram page.