Beef Hauled From Parked Truck in Philadelphia While Driver Slept
Police say five pallets worth about $10,000 were taken from a tractor-trailer at around 4 a.m., following several cargo thefts in the city this month.
By Andrew Yang ·
Philadelphia police are searching for suspects who took five pallets of beef from a parked tractor-trailer early Thursday, Oct. 29, in the city's latest cargo theft. Investigators said the padlock on the trailer was cut while the driver slept inside the cab.
The driver told investigators the truck started shaking during the theft. "I check out the window, and I saw a bunch of guys moving and all, so my first instinct was to stop the truck and move out. And I noticed my door was open, and that's when I knew, well, there's nothing I could do," the driver said. The beef taken was valued at about $10,000.
The driver recorded cellphone video of the vehicles involved, described by police as a dark gray Nissan sedan and two SUVs. Police have asked trucking companies to use hardened steel locks and to park in well-lit, public areas.
Thursday's theft follows a haul of 3,000 lbs. of crab legs taken from a semi in Southwest Philadelphia on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Earlier in October, more than $40,000 in beef was stolen from a truck in Northeast Philadelphia, and a beef theft occurred in South Philadelphia in late September. The investigation is ongoing.
