Beef Bandit Steals Thousands in High End Meat

It happened at the Elkview Kroger in Kanawha County.

 

Story by Kristen Sell

WOWK TV 13

August 1, 2008

 

ELKVIEW, West Virginia -- He walked in like any other customer, but a man leaves the Elkview Kroger out the back - with thousands of dollars worth of stolen meat.

 

According to the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office, this man paid a visit to the Kroger on Sunday night. He loaded a cart with nearly $2,000 in high end meats and took off out an emergency exit.

 

The store's video surveillance captured the man in action and police are confident someone will be able to recognize him and turn him in.

 

"Hopefully he can be caught and if nothing else maybe people will realize we're taking it serious and we hope to deter it and not have this problem in the future," said Manager Rodney Jones.

 

Police say the man appears to be in his mid to late 40's.

 

They say most likely he isn't from the immediate Elkview area.

 

Anyone with information is urged to call the Sheriff's office. That number is357-0169.

 

Source: West Virginia Media

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