NE Philly cargo thieves make off with load of beef

Thieves in Philadelphia made off with a load of beef early on Tuesday morning. 

The crime happened on Tuesday morning, July 16th at around 4:50 a.m. as the commercial vehicle was parked at 63rd Street near Eastwick Avenue. 

According to 6 ABC, the truck driver did not realize the theft had occurred until he opened the doors of the trailer to find 12 pallets of meat containing 400 cases of beef missing from the back. 

Cargo theft in Northeast Philadelphia is on the rise lately, but police have not determined if the most recent theft is connected to any of the previous cargo heists.