$73,000 worth of crabs stolen from a truck in North Philadelphia, police say
No suspects were arrested
Someone must be in a crabby mood in North Philadelphia.
Thieves stole about $73,000 worth of crab clusters from a truck on the 1800 block of Germantown Avenue early Wednesday morning, according to police.
Officers responded to reports of a theft about 1:45 a.m. They found that 184 cases of crab clusters had been hauled from the back of a tractor-trailer.
The vehicle’s driver was asleep in the front cab, according to police, and hadn’t noticed the theft taking place.
But something was fishy: Several vehicles fled the area upon the officers’ arrival, police said.
It was unclear how the suspects managed to break the metal seal and padlock that secured the cases of crab.
An investigation was underway.
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