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Pabst Blue Ribbon offers $20K reward for information after 40,000-pound beer heist in Montclair, California

Headline from ABC 30 Fresno, on the newest of 6 developments

Pabst Blue Ribbon needs your help finding its stolen beer, and the company is now offering a reward for information that helps them track it down.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Pabst Blue Ribbon Sets a Deadline After 40,000 Pounds of Beer Stolen

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Pabst Blue Ribbon gives thieves deadline to return 50,000 stolen beers

    Headline from KRQE Albuquerque ·

  3. Pabst Blue Ribbon offers $20,000 reward to help find its missing beer

    Headline from WKBN Youngstown ·

  4. Pabst Blue Ribbon offers $20,000 reward to recover 40,000 lbs. of stolen beer in California

    Headline from Foxla ·

  5. Pabst Blue Ribbon turns $70K beer heist into social media promotion

    Headline from The Oregonian ·

  6. Newest

    Pabst Blue Ribbon offers $20K reward for information after 40,000-pound beer heist in Montclair, California

    Headline from ABC 30 Fresno ·

11 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

73 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Pabst Blue Ribbon asks thief to return truck stolen in Montclair with 40,000 pounds of beer inside (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A truck carrying an estimated 40,000 pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer was stolen in Montclair in what may be the biggest beer heist ever.

  2. ABC 7 New York

    Truck carrying roughly 40K pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon stolen in what may be the biggest beer heist ever (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    A truck carrying an estimated 40,000 pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer was stolen in California in what may be the biggest beer heist ever.

  3. Foxla

    Pabst Blue Ribbon truck carrying 40,000 pounds of beer stolen in California heist (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    An estimated 40,000 pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer vanished from Montclair on Thursday following a massive theft that may rank as the largest beer heist in history. The theft involved a commercial truck fully loaded with Pabst Blue Ribbon inventory, according to the company.

  4. Foxla

    $70,000 cargo theft investigation underway after massive Pabst Blue Ribbon heist in California (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    An estimated 40,000 pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer vanished from Montclair following a massive theft that may rank as one of the largest beer heists in history. According to the Montclair Police Department, officials are investigating two distinct cargo thefts that took place on August 17, at the …

  5. Fox News

    Beer bandits swipe PBR truck hauling 50,000 cans in California, leaving brand pleading for help (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Pabst Blue Ribbon says 40,000 pounds of its beer vanished in California as police probe fraudulent paperwork used at a distribution center pickup.

  6. Fox32 Chicago

    Massive Pabst Blue Ribbon heist in California; brewery issues ultimatum (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    An estimated 40,000 pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer vanished from Montclair following a massive theft that may rank as one of the largest beer heists in history. According to the Montclair Police Department, officials are investigating two distinct cargo thefts that took place on August 17, at the …

  7. NBC Los Angeles

    $70K worth of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer stolen in cargo heist (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    West Linn, OR, USA – Oct 28, 2020: A Pabst Blue Ribbon branded delivery truck is seen in a parking lot in West Linn, Oregon. Pabst Blue Ribbon is an American lager beer sold by Pabst Brewing Company.

  8. West Hawaii Today

    40,000 pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer are stolen in California (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    In one of its slogans, a beer company asks: “What’ll you have? Pabst Blue Ribbon!”

  9. Newsweek

    Pabst Blue Ribbon Sets a Deadline After 40,000 Pounds of Beer Stolen (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Pabst Blue Ribbon started a countdown after 40,000 pounds of beer vanished earlier this month in a suspected cargo‑fraud heist.

  10. News Nation Now

    Pabst Blue Ribbon gives thieves deadline to return 50,000 stolen beers (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    Someone stole a truck loaded with 50,000 cans of PBR. Now the brewery is giving them a deadline to bring it back.

  11. Breitbart News

    Southern California Beer Heists Nab Three Truckloads of Brewers' Booze in Past Two Weeks (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A truck packed with 40,000 pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer has vanished in California, and police believe the missing brew haul may be linked to two other missing truckloads in August as part of an organized cargo theft operation.

  12. KTLA Los Angeles

    40,000 pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon stolen in massive California beer heist (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    Police are investigating what appears to be a sophisticated cargo theft operation after nearly $70,000 worth of products, including tens of thousands of cans of beer, disappeared from a Southern California distribution center in two separate pickups about an hour apart. The thefts occurred Aug.

  13. NBC Chicago

    Pabst Blue Ribbon has hilarious message for thieves who sole thousands of cans of beer (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SEPTEMBER 22: Cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer sit on a shelf at a convenience store on September 22, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Pabst Brewing Co., the maker of Pabst Blue Ribbon announced that they are selling their company to Russian company Oasis Beverages for an undiscl…

  14. AL.com

    40,000 lbs. of beer stolen in 2 separate incidents; Pabst Blue Ribbon offers reward (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    "P.s. this is real and we are deadly serious," PBR said in a statement.

  15. WNYT Albany

    No pint-sized matter: Thieves steal $70,000 in Pabst beer from California warehouse (opens WNYT Albany)

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    WNYT Albany's feed description

    Police in Southern California are investigating the theft of more than 30,000 cans of Pabst beer in two separate heists from the same warehouse on the same day. Police in Montclair put the value of the beer at $70,000 in a news release Friday. Both thefts occurred on Aug. 17.

  16. The Guardian

    Thousands of cans of Pabst beer stolen in two separate heists in California (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Both thefts occurred on 17 August at a distribution center east of Los Angeles Thieves made off with tens of thousands of cans of Pabst beer in two separate heists from a southern California warehouse on the same day, police said.

  17. Inc.

    Pabst Lost 40,000 Pounds of Beer in a Suspected Cargo Theft. It May Be One of the Largest Ever (opens Inc.)

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    Inc.'s feed description

    Authorities say the thieves used fraudulent paperwork to obtain roughly 50,000 cans of PBR. Now they’re searching for the culprits.

  18. The Guardian

    Pabst offers reward for return of 40,000 pound haul of beer stolen from California warehouse (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The company is offering a cash reward worth half the value of the beer, which was stolen in two separate warehouse heists Pabst is offering a reward after tens of thousands of cans of its Blue Ribbon beer were stolen from the company’s southern California warehouse two weeks ago – if it is all safel…

  19. Fast Company

    Pabst Blue Ribbon pulls a KitKat: Why brands are turning cargo theft into marketing stunts (opens Fast Company)

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    Fast Company's feed description

    Earlier this month, Pabst Blue Ribbon took to Instagram to announce that, in a very real heist, someone stole 40,000 pounds of beer from the company. In the post, the brand gave the thief “18 days and 44 minutes to return our truckload of beer, no questions asked” and called on its audience to “help…

  20. The Oregonian

    Pabst Blue Ribbon turns $70K beer heist into social media promotion (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    “To the thief: we don’t fault you for wanting to brag to your friends how much PBR you have, we just wish you obtained it the honorable way.”

  21. Quartz

    Pabst Blue Ribbon is turning a $70,000 beer heist into a viral marketing moment (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Thieves used fake paperwork to steal more than 1,500 cases of PBR from a Southern California distribution center on Aug. 17

  22. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Pabst Blue Ribbon offers $20,000 reward to help find its missing beer (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Pabst Blue Ribbon wants its beer back, and it’s offering a reward to help that happen

  23. Foxla

    Pabst Blue Ribbon offers $20,000 reward to recover 40,000 lbs. of stolen beer in California (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Pabst Brewing Co. has issued a $20,000 reward in hopes of recovering 40,000 pounds of stolen beer following a sophisticated double cargo heist in Southern California. Pabst Brewing Co. CEO Greig DeBow announced Wednesday that the company will pay up to $20,000 to anyone providing new information tha…

  24. New York Post

    Pabst offers $20K reward after thieves swipe massive truckload of PBR (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The company will pay up to $20,000 to anyone who provides new information that leads to the recovery of 1,602 cases of Pabst Blue Ribbon.

  25. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Pabst Blue Ribbon offers $20K reward for information after 40,000-pound beer heist in Montclair (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Pabst Blue Ribbon needs your help finding its stolen beer, and now, the company is offering a reward for information that helps them track it down.

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