Posted on 10/11/2024 9:08:15 PM PDT by Morgana
At least 50 thieves descended on a freight train in Chicago's West Side to ransack whatever items they could get their hands on.
The group of wayward opportunists swarmed the Union Pacific train on Friday to steal multiple boxes before officers arrived.
The robbery occurred just before 4pm in the 400 block of North Lamon Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood.
The massive heist forced the train to suspend its operations. In a statement on X.com, Metra said that 'train service is temporarily suspended due to ongoing police activity near Kedzie.'
The statement continued: 'Metra encourages customers to seek alternate transportation at this time.'
Crazy footage taken of the scene revealed the coordinated nature of the robbery.
People can be seen scrambling over the tracks to an open freight container where several men are busy removing boxes.
The men then hand the cargo off to other people who carry them across the tracks to waiting trucks.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I hope someone films it when they start doing this in the middle of the prarie and stop the train with dynomite. I love Westerns....and would like some new ones!
Life repeats...
It’s called looting at that stage.
Wow, amazing comment from one who knows!
Dalberg-Acton, your “About” page is also a brief, very interesting comment. I will not quote it here, but recommend that everyone look at it—except Ivy League folks, it’s nothing, really, you are so educated you already know it, just sayin’
Thanks!
I read about this yesterday, and saw some real time video.
Since this was so planned and targeted, I was honestly a bit concerned that it was cover for stealing something else. For example MANPADS, something of great concern recently.
The slow police response especially to something so brazen, is insane.
I still do not think this should be thought of as just a big TV theft. They need to check the manifests on that entire train and rule out bigger issues.
Thank you for the kind words.
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