-
Login
-
Digital Edition
-
Print Edition
- Most Commented
- Most Commented
- Most Emailed
- Most Emailed
- Popular
- Popular
« News Home
Stolen tobacco products recovered
TweetYOUNGSTOWN — Police are investigating some “people of interest,” but no arrests have been made following recovery of a large quantity of stolen tobacco products, according to Detective Sgt. Tom Parry, who is probing the matter.
The cigars and cigarettes, with a wholesale value of about $40,000, were stolen from the wholesale Valley Grocers warehouse at 1402 Elm St. on Nov. 3, and police recovered most of them Monday at 216 S. Garland Ave., he said.
A witness to the Elm Street break-in gave police a description of a van seen at the Elm Street location.
Parry said he found a van matching that description outside the Garland address next to a pickup truck loaded with the stolen merchandise, with more of the stolen goods inside the Garland building.
Police impounded and inventoried the stolen cigars and cigarettes, the van and the pickup truck.
Parry said Thursday that he was surprised police were still able to find the stolen goods six days after the theft. “I would have thought that the items probably would have been sold by that time,” he added.
Comments
Youngstown needs to seriously consider placing street cameras everywhere and giving that a try before the city calls in the national guard.
It is getting to that point and with the economy and jobs market teetering and holidays and utilities to pay for, this childs play crime of tobacco will look like the Mickey Mouse game it is and eventually be drowned out by big time major crime sprees.
Its not doom and gloom in Youngstown but this crime looks petty compared to the thugs that have shot up an Eastside Firehouse.
Think Youngstown residents - We have a beautiful city - what action can government take to get a grip on our crime before it grows stronger?
I have ideas-
Amen on the street cameras idea. Also, this CRAZINESS would be reduced if more smokers smoked whitecloudecigoutlet.com.
$40,000 is a BIG amount for this type of crime, isn't it?
Yes $40,000.00 is huge and that is reported as the wholesale value !!