{"id":900367,"date":"2026-10-30T22:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T22:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/900367\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T22:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T22:04:22","slug":"car-found-burning-on-i-95-with-smoking-meat-inside-may-be-connected-to-latest-philadelphia-cargo-heist-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/900367\/","title":{"rendered":"Car found burning on I-95 with smoking meat inside may be connected to latest Philadelphia cargo heist: Source"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A car found burning on I-95 may be connected to Thursday’s beef cargo heist<\/a>, where thieves were able to get away with nearly $10,000 worth of frozen beef.<\/p>\n

New photos, released exclusively to Action News, show one of the possible getaway vehicles.<\/p>\n

The photos come after Action News also obtained exclusive footage of the heist in progress.<\/p>\n

An Action News source says emergency crews responded to a burning Dodge Journey on I-95, near the Aramingo Avenue exit, just before 5 a.m. on Thursday, shortly after the cargo theft.<\/p>\n

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A car found burning on I-95 may be connected to Thursday’s beef cargo heist, where thieves were able to get away with nearly $10,000 worth of frozen beef.<\/p>\n

Firefighters extinguished the flames and then found piles of smoking meat inside.<\/p>\n

More cases of meat had been thrown over the side of the highway, landing on the train tracks below.<\/p>\n

They were the same Upper Iowa Beef boxes that were taken from the tractor-trailer.<\/p>\n

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Cases of meat were found over the side of I-95, landing on the train tracks below. They were the same Upper Iowa Beef boxes that were taken from the tractor-trailer.<\/p>\n

The theft happened at around 4 a.m. along the 5200 block of Devereaux Street in the Wissinoming section, investigators said.<\/p>\n

In the video, you first can see the group of thieves drive up before unloading the boxes of meat from a parked truck.<\/p>\n

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Image shows a video screenshot of suspects in meat heist in Northeast Philadelphia on Oct. 29, 2026.<\/p>\n

Police say the thieves cut the rear padlock and stole five pallets of frozen beef, which are said to be worth $10,000.<\/p>\n

This is the fourth cargo theft in Philadelphia within a month.<\/p>\n

“It’s likely the same crew. We haven’t made the connection yet,” said Capt. John Ryan, commanding officer of Northeast Detectives.<\/p>\n

This comes after 3,000 lbs. of crab legs<\/a> were stolen from a semi in Southwest Philadelphia on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

That cargo theft happened around 4 a.m. on Tuesday in the 3600 block of Island Avenue.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, suspects stole more than $40,000 worth of beef from a truck in Northeast Philadelphia<\/a>. It followed a late September beef theft in South Philadelphia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Action News has made calls to state police and Philadelphia police to find out if anyone was taken into custody.<\/p>\n

Action News Reporter Corey Davis asked detectives, “Do you know if they sell these on the secondary market?”<\/p>\n

Ryan said, “Well, I’m sure it’s not for personal consumption with the sheer volume of the five pallets. It’s an enormous amount of meat.”<\/p>\n

Investigators said they are encouraging trucking companies and private contractors to use hardened steel locks to at least slow thieves down.<\/p>\n

Police said they are also increasing patrols in areas where truckers usually park while advising them to choose well-lit areas.<\/p>\n

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