Nearly $500k worth of bourbon stolen from North Philadelphia warehouse

ABC (Philadelphia) ^ | 06/07/2026 | staff

[Kid Shelleen]

) -- An unusual daytime heist is under investigation after nearly half a million dollars worth of bourbon vanished from a North Philadelphia warehouse.

The theft happened Friday afternoon at a facility on the 2400 block of North American Street.

It appears to have been a coordinated cargo theft.

According to the Chief Operating Officer of A-21 Wine and Spirits, Rob Koch, the shipment of about 1,800 cases of Noble Oak bourbon was being stored at the warehouse and was scheduled to be transported to a location in North Jersey.

[Kid Shelleen]

I wonder if Kamala Harris was in town?

[AppyPappy]

“The Mafia doesn’t exist”

[BradyLS]

BOLO for big scotch and beer heists!

[Leaning Right]

> half a million dollars worth of bourbon vanished… <

A friend of mine in the Philadelphia police department sent me a shot from the warehouse surveillance cameras. I can’t be sure. But I think I know who that is.

[Mark]

At least it wasn’t that valuable product “Bud Lite”.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

‘She Who Shall Not Be Named’ doesn’t actually ATTEND her heists or random ‘suicides’...

*SNORT*

[Libloather]

[Omnivore-Dan]

Damn! We live in NW Jersey and I have not seen a drop of this stuff that I have never heard of before, but willing to try anyway. Love bourbon.

[Mariner]

Whiskey and canned tobacco are great stores of wealth for when TSHTF.

[whitney69]

Just follow the trail of passed out drunks.

wy69

[Texas resident]

Check with the Goodfellas.

[OpusatFR]

So what did they take? A case of Pappy Van Winkle 20 year old bourbon?

I can’t believe we have to buy a lottery ticket to win a chance to buy one bottle.

Guess I’ll stick with Elijah Craig.

[4Runner]

Just follow the trail of passed out drunks whose wallets are still full of money.

Fixed it.

[sauropod]

Heh. You should see the memes from Bon Mots. Priceless.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Sounds like a scene from The Shield.

[Retain Mike]

1,000 cases are a lot of stuff. I think I would ask for a ransom rather than trying to fence it.

[Enterprise]

Maybe insurance fraud.

[BipolarBob]

Elijah Craig Small Batch.

[neverevergiveup]

Since we're talking bourbon, what bourbons do FReepers recommend?

[BipolarBob]

Elijah Craig small batch, Evan Williams bottled in bond, Member Mark single barrel. All economical and tasty.