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CARGO THIEVES * USA - Highway hijackers target truckers' loot
Indianapolis,IND,USA -The Indianapolis Star, by Bruce C. Smith -25 Feb 2010: -- As truck driver Richard Miller curled up to sleep in his cab after a cross-country trip to Indianapolis, two ski-masked men tossed him out of his truck, beat him and drove off with his trailer full of liquor... The brazen October hijacking of $300,000 worth of scotch and rum intended for an Indianapolis wholesaler is among a growing wave of cargo thefts in Indiana and across the nation... At least 859 truckloads worth nearly half a billion dollars were stolen in the United States last year, up 12% from 2008, according to logistics security firm FreightWatch International.. Sleep wasn't possible, however, for Richard Miller the night he was rousted from his truck by thieves as he waited outside National Wine and Spirits in Indianapolis to make a delivery... Miller is back at work now after recovering from being pistol-whipped. His truckload of liquor was found in Chicago. And authorities have identified two persons of interest.. But the trucking company that owned Miller's rig isn't resting easy... (Photo by Kathy Johnson, AP - Truck drivers fuel their rigs on Jan. 18 at a truck stop south of Rawlins, Wyo. At least 859 truckloads worth nearly half a billion dollars were stolen in the USA last year)Labels: truck thieves
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