PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Dozens of cases of crab clusters worth thousands of dollars were stolen from a trailer in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
Officers responded to the 1800 block of Germantown Avenue around 1:45 a.m. where they found a tractor-trailer door open.
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The operator, who was asleep in the vehicle at the time of the theft, told officers 184 cases (30 pounds) of crab clusters were stolen.
The crabs were valued at $73,000, according to police.
Investigators say the container was locked with a metal seal and a padlock.
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No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.