OPP report $40K worth of meat stolen in Walkerton
OPP investigate theft of $40K worth of meat in Walkerton
Provincial Police in South Bruce are investigating the theft of $40,000 worth of frozen meat from a Walkerton company.
Police say a white Wanc Rfa refrigerated trailer with licence plate P43 74B was stolen early Monday morning from Industrial Road in Walkerton between 12:30 and 1:30 a.m.
The trailer was later found in the Toronto area without the meat inside.
This theft follows two other food related thefts this month..
- Thieves steal $45K worth of lettuce in east Hamilton
- Two people from London, Ont. arrested in connection with 145 kg cheese heist
- Sticky fingers: OPP say maple sap buckets stolen in eastern Ontario
In Hamilton, $45,000 worth of lettuce was stolen from a refrigerated trailer on Covington Street in the east side of the city. The trailer was driven to Toronto where it was found empty.
In South Oxford Township, east of London, Ont., 145 kilograms of cheese worth $6,200 was taken from the Village Cheese Mill. Two people were charged in connection with that case.