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Six men steal 3,000 lbs of frozen snow crab from sleeping driver's truck in Philadelphia

Cargo thieves emptied a tractor-trailer of 1.5 tons of frozen crab while the driver slept, part of a pattern of high-value food thefts from trucks.

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What to know

  • Six men stole 1.5 tons of frozen snow crab from a tractor-trailer in Southwest Philadelphia early Tuesday morning while the driver slept, loading the cargo into a Ford F-150 and Dodge Caravan before fleeing.
  • When the driver confronted the thieves, one chased him down the street; police have recovered scene evidence and are canvassing for surveillance footage but have made no arrests.
  • The theft follows a pattern of high-value frozen food cargo robberies from trailers in Philadelphia in recent months, though police say it's too early to confirm the thefts are connected.

“The crab crooks managed to claw two pallets, each holding 50 boxes of frozen snow crab for a total of 1.5 tons, into a gray Ford F-150 truck and a gray Dodge Caravan minivan.”

Philadelphia Police Department · Philadelphia Inquirer ↗

Philadelphia Police Department Investigating agencyPolice Capt. Joseph Busa Police department spokespersonThe truck driver Victim

Six men steal 3,000 lbs of frozen snow crab from sleeping driver's truck in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer

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    Police investigate theft; no arrests made, pattern of similar heists noted

    As of Tuesday afternoon, investigators were canvassing the area for surveillance footage and had recovered evidence from the scene. Police Captain Joseph Busa noted the heist follows two other high-profile trailer robberies with similar methods: a $40,000 frozen ground beef theft in Northeast Philadelphia in October and a Black Angus beef ribs robbery in South Philadelphia in September. Busa said it's too early to determine if the thefts are connected.

    “The recent heists are 'all concerning, but right now it's really too early to tell if it's connected to anything.'”
    — Police Capt. Joseph Busa
    1. 4 outlets Group of 6 men steals 3,000 pounds of frozen crab from tractor-trailer in Philadelphia, police say

      first by CBS News, 12d ago · also 6abc Philadelphia, ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, Philadelphia Inquirer

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  2. background

    Driver chased by thief as burglars flee the scene — When the driver confronted the thieves, one of the burglars chased him down the street. The offenders then fled in the F-150 and Caravan with the stolen crab.

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    Six men steal two pallets of frozen crab from trailer — The driver woke to movement in the back of his trailer at 3:34 a.m. and found six men removing boxes of frozen snow crab. They loaded two pallets, each containing 50 boxes of crab (totaling 1.5 tons), into a gray Ford F-150 truck and gray Dodge Caravan minivan before fleeing.

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    Truck driver parks to sleep with 3,000 lbs of frozen crab aboard — A commercial truck driver parked his tractor-trailer along the 3400 block of Island Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia shortly before 2 a.m. to rest before completing a delivery to seafood wholesaler Ocean Kingdom.

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  1. 2 outlets 3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab stolen from truck in Southwest Philly overnight

    first by NBC10 Philadelphia, 12d ago · also PennLive

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