Thieves Steal Dozens Of Semi Truck Tires, Leave Rigs On Blocks

An employee of Genesis Energy in Corpus Christi, Texas, was shocked when he walked into the yard and found several semi trucks sitting on blocks earlier this week.

According to KZTV10, the employee called police after discovering three semi truck placed on blocks, with 24 truck tires missing.

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Surveillance footage shows two men wearing dark hoodies breaking into the property during the night and taking the tires off the trucks, then loading them onto a U-Haul before fleeing the scene.

The value of the theft was estimated at $28,000.


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