Crime & Safety
Boxes Of Salmon, Cod And Bourbon Scattered Across Philadelphia Street After Refrigerated Truck Break-In
Philadelphia police say someone broke into a refrigerated truck overnight and tried to get away with dozens of pounds of Alaskan salmon.
March 14, 2024
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Philadelphia police say someone broke into a refrigerated truck overnight and tried to get away with dozens of pounds of Alaskan salmon and Pacific cod.
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A refrigerated truck parked on Charter Road in Northeast Philadelphia. Police say a suspect broke into the truck and loaded boxes of salmon and cod into his car - some boxes of bourbon were even found at the scene/Ed Specht/CBS News Philadelphia
We saw boxes of fish scattered on the ground around the truck that was parked near the intersection of Red Lion Road and Roosevelt Boulevard. There were even some boxes of Weller bourbon.
Ed Specht/CBS News Philadelphia
Police say there was a pursuit southbound on I-95 where the suspect struck a police car near the Academy Road exit.
A box of salmon was seen in the abandoned car found on Butler Street/Ed Specht/CBS News Philadelphia
A Chevy Malibu found after a police pursuit in Philadelphia. Police say the driver stole fish from a refrigerated truck - this car was later found abandoned with boxes of salmon and cod inside/Ed Specht/CBS News Philadelphia
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