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Philadelphia hit by fourth cargo heist in weeks, this time $10,000 in frozen beef

Thieves cut a trailer padlock in Tacony and made off with beef while the driver slept, the second such theft in a week.

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What to know

  • Five pallets of beef worth $10,000 were stolen from a trailer in Wissinoming early Thursday while the driver slept, cut loose with a severed padlock.
  • It is the second cargo heist in Philadelphia in a week, following a Tuesday theft of over 3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab in Southwest Philadelphia.
  • The city has seen a pattern of similar trailer thefts since September, including a $40,000 ground beef theft and a beef-ribs theft, none resulting in arrests.
  • Police have released photos of a Nissan sedan and two SUVs used by the suspects but have no suspect descriptions.

Philadelphia Police Department Investigating law enforcement agencyNortheast Detectives Police unit handling the beef theft caseUnidentified truck driver Victim/witness of the Wissinoming beef theftUnidentified thieves Suspects in the cargo heists

Philadelphia hit by fourth cargo heist in weeks, this time $10,000 in frozen beef
Philadelphia Inquirer

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    Police release vehicle photos, seek public's help

    Police identified a dark gray Nissan sedan and two dark-colored SUVs used by the suspects and released three photographs, but have no suspect description and have made no arrests.

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    Thieves steal $10,000 of frozen beef in Wissinoming — A group of unidentified thieves cut the rear padlock off a trailer parked on the 5200 block of Devereaux Avenue around 4 a.m. and removed five pallets of beef worth $10,000 while the driver slept; he woke, recorded the thieves on his phone, and reported the theft at 4:12 a.m.

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    Six men steal 3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab — Six men stole more than 3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab from the back of a truck driver's trailer as he slept Tuesday morning in Southwest Philadelphia.

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    Man sentenced for 2023 cargo thefts worth $1.5 million — A Philadelphia man was recently sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for cargo thefts in 2023, including frozen crab, valued at more than $1.5 million.

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    Thieves steal $40,000 of ground beef in Northeast Philly — An early-October heist saw $40,000 worth of frozen ground beef stolen from a trailer in Northeast Philadelphia.

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    Robbers steal beef ribs in South Philadelphia — A September robbery in South Philadelphia saw thieves make off with half a pallet of Black Angus beef ribs from a trailer.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 3 outlets Thieves steal $10,000 worth of beef days after Philadelphia snow crab heist

    first by PHL17.com, 13d ago · also 6abc Philadelphia, Philadelphia Inquirer

    2 more headlines
  2. 2 outlets $10k in frozen meat stolen from truck in Philadelphia, second cargo theft this week

    first by Yahoo, 13d ago · also FOX 29 Philadelphia

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