Monday, November 4, 2013

"Thieves Steal Nearly $400K In Walnuts"

From CBS Sacramento:
A brazen crime wave is threatening to push farmers out of business. The latest in a series of walnut thefts is the largest yet, with the farmer nearly taking a half-a-million dollar hit.

Thieves took off with more than 140,000 pounds of walnuts from Gold River Orchard, and the San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation says these crimes have been escalating.

“It’s brazen; it’s aggressive,” said Bruce Blodgett, San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation.
It’s also costly. About $400,000 worth of walnuts were stolen from the Escalon farm. It’s one of the largest walnut thefts in recent memory....MORE
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