Nearly 11,000 bottles of bourbon are stolen from a warehouse in Philadelphia in a daylight theft, according to multiple reports. The New York Times and other outlets say about 10,800 bottles, valued at roughly $500,000, are taken from a company warehouse. Police are described as investigating the incident and looking for the people responsible.
The reports characterize the theft as unusually coordinated and carried out in broad daylight. One account says the stolen bottles are Noble Oak Bourbon and that the bottles are loaded into a truck by thieves while posing as legitimate workers, with employees reportedly unaware during the loading. Sources also describe the incident as among the largest bourbon thefts of its kind this year.
While details of the suspects’ identities and how they entered the facility are limited across the coverage, all accounts agree on the scale of the loss, the location in Philadelphia, the broad daylight nature of the theft, and that police are investigating.
