Montclair Police Investigate $70,000 Pabst Beer Cargo Theft
Police say a purported subcontractor used fraudulent paperwork to take a second beer shipment, and investigators are checking whether both pickups were tied together.
- A truck loaded with more than 50,000 cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer disappeared in Southern California, prompting a police investigation and an unusual public appeal from the brewery regarding the stolen shipment bound for Tucson, Arizona.
- Montclair Police Department officials reported that a shipment of 40,000 pounds of beer valued at roughly $45,000 was picked up Aug 17 using fraudulent documentation and never reached its intended destination in Arizona.
- Investigators are also examining a second cargo theft that occurred about an hour later at the same distribution center, where suspects allegedly obtained roughly $25,000 worth of Anheuser-Busch and Pabst Blue Ribbon products using similar fraudulent paperwork.
- Pabst issued an ultimatum to the thief, stating they have "exactly 18 days and 44 minutes" to return the truck, no questions asked, and warning, "P.s. this is real and we are deadly serious."
- The brewery continues to seek information, posting "Beer is getting warmer, trail is getting colder. Clock's still ticking," while authorities have not yet identified any suspects or leads regarding the missing cargo.
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The shocking Pabst Blue Ribbon beer heist in California, where 33,984 cans vanished via a fake pickup, highlights the rise of cargo theft and supply chain crime affecting the food and drink industry.
A truck carrying approximately 18,000 litres of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer was stolen from a distribution center in California. Thieves would have used false documents to take over the cargo, and the producing company is asking for people's help in recovering merchandise and announcing a reward for the information that can lead to its finding.
"To the thief: we don't blame you for wanting to brag to your friends about how much of our beer you have, we just hoped you obtained it in an honorable way." With this appeal on social media, a major beer brewer in California is trying to recover a huge batch of beer cans. The theft occurred on August 17 at a distribution center of beer brewer Anheuser-Busch in Montclair, in the south of the state. Someone with fake documents showed up to pick…
He pretended to be a transporter and showed false documents to take away the goods Pabst Brewing. The company's irony: "We don't blame you for wanting to boast with your friends, we just wish you had gotten it honorably"
40,000 Pounds of Pabst Vanish in California: How Paperwork Beat the Padlock
Thieves used fraudulent paperwork to steal 40,000 pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon and Old Milwaukee beer from a Montclair distribution center in two August 17 incidents. Pabst responded with a witty social media campaign and a tight deadline for no-questions-asked return. Police investigate the sophisticated cargo theft while brands turn losses into marketing moments. The case exposes evolving supply-chain vulnerabilities.
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