Police stop thieves from making off with $55,000 worth of beef in South Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police stopped thieves from walking away with all the beef in an attempted cargo theft in South Philadelphia.

It happened along the 3300 block of South 7th Street Tuesday morning.

Authorities say the thieves pulled up in a stolen box truck and began taking beef products from a parked tractor trailer that was making a delivery.

The commotion woke up the driver.

"He was awakened by what he described as a shaking of the vehicle. He looked in the mirror and he saw at least four individuals carrying boxes to a white ford truck," said Dep. Commissioner Frank Vanore.

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