PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police are investigating after thieves snagged cases of frozen snow crab in another cargo heist in Southwest Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
It happened around 4 a.m. on Tuesday in the 3600 block of Island Avenue.<\/p>\n
Marty Muriuki was sleeping in the cab of his truck when he realized guys were in the back stealing frozen snow crabs he was supposed to deliver.<\/p>\n
He told police that he saw six men loading the cases into a pickup truck.<\/p>\n
When he got out to confront the suspects, one of the thieves chased the driver down the street.<\/p>\n
“The other guys were taking the merchandise out, so they were able to get the merchandise and then I told them, ‘Hey, stop! That’s enough! I don’t want to lose my job.’ And then I find out real quick I was on the wrong place,” said Muriuki. “One guy said, ‘We’ll pay you,’ and then all of a sudden one guy charging on me so I have to run from that corner all the way to the Resident Inn.”<\/p>\n
The group then took off in multiple vehicles, including a gray Ford F-150 and a gray Dodge Caravan.<\/p>\n
They were able to make off with two pallets, which contain 50 boxes that weigh 30 lbs. each, for a total of 3,000 lbs. in stolen seafood, according to police.<\/p>\n
Muriuki said he’s been driving for more than 30 years and that this never happened.<\/p>\n
The investigation remains ongoing with Southwest Detectives.<\/p>\n
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