Thieves around the nation are getting bolder and taking higher risks to steal cargo from semi-truck drivers. Men in Chicago, Illinois hit a tractor-trailer in the broad daylight while the big rig was stuck at a railroad crossing. They suspects remain at large.
Cargo thieves steal from a semi-truck stuck at railroad tracks
A semi-truck driver was just doing his job in Chicago, Illinois when he became a victim of cargo theft. The trucker was carrying a load of consumer electronics out of Chicago when he came to a stop at a railroad crossing.
As a train barreled down the tracks, the tractor-trailer became boxed in by passenger cars. Then multiple thieves exited their vehicles and started stealing packages.
They cut box seals and even got through high-security bar seals to take electronic devices. The men didn’t care that it was broad daylight out with multiple witnesses around…