A string of pork thefts are turning truckers’ heads. On April 10, more than $12,000 worth of pork was stolen from a tractor-trailer parked overnight in northeast Philadelphia.
Police say that the trucker was sleeping in his cab along Charter Road when he felt a shake as thieves rifled through the trailer. They made off with 56 cases of pork, reports ABC 6 Action News.
According to Truckers News, food and beverages are popular targets for cargo thieves, especially with the high food prices in the U.S. right now.
“The thefts are part of a trend. In 2023, more than $130 million worth of cargo was stolen from trucks in the U.S. That was a 57% increase over the year before,” Truckers News reports.
The refrigerated trucks make a lot of noise, the police pointed out. This latest cargo theft marks at least 37 reported in Philadelphia this year.
Some truckers are arming themselves with special locks to try to better prevent these problems because authorities are concerned that cargo theft will continue to be a problem this year.
