Coverage dated April 12, 2023 to April 13, 2023

Thieves break into truck filled with $750,000 in dimes in Philadelphia

Headline from Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Authorities say the thieves apparently fled with at least $100,000. It's not yet known how they carted off the mounds of dimes.

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6ABC Philadelphia
Police: Estimated 1 million dimes stolen from truck in Northeast Philadelphia (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)
Published Apr 12, 2023
6ABC Philadelphia's feed description
Dimes were found scattered from a Walmart parking lot out to Woodhaven Road.
WFMZ Allentown
Estimated 1M dimes stolen from parked truck in Philly (opens WFMZ Allentown)
Published Apr 12, 2023
WFMZ Allentown's feed description
It's not clear how many people were involved in the theft or if they knew what the truck contained.
Bangor Daily News
Hundreds of thousands of dimes stolen from parked truck (opens Bangor Daily News)
Published Apr 12, 2023
Bangor Daily News's feed description
The tractor-trailer driver had picked up about $750,000 in dimes from the Philadelphia Mint.
ABC 12 Flint
Police: Estimated 1 million dimes stolen from truck in Philadelphia (opens ABC 12 Flint)
Published Apr 12, 2023
ABC 12 Flint's feed description
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are investigating after someone broke into a trailer containing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of dimes in Northeast Philadelphia.
Fox News
Philadelphia Police investigating after trailer containing $750K in dimes broken into at Walmart parking lot (opens Fox News)
Published Apr 12, 2023
Fox News's feed description
Police in Philadelphia were investigating after a trailer holding $750,000 in dimes was broken into overnight in a Walmart parking lot in Northeast Philadelphia.
The Sentinel (Carlisle)
Hundreds of thousands of dimes stolen from parked truck in Philadelphia (opens The Sentinel (Carlisle))
Published Apr 12, 2023
The Sentinel (Carlisle)'s feed description
The tractor-trailer driver had picked up about $750,000 in dimes from the Philadelphia Mint on Wednesday and was planning to transport them to Florida on Thursday, authorities said.
ABC 7 Chicago
Estimated 1M dimes stolen from truck in Philadelphia after left in parking lot overnight (opens ABC 7 Chicago)
Published Apr 12, 2023
ABC 7 Chicago's feed description
The truck driver picked up the dimes from the Philadelphia Mint on Wednesday but then went home to get some sleep before a long drive to Florida.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Thieves break into truck filled with $750,000 in dimes in Philadelphia (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Published Apr 13, 2023
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description
Authorities say the thieves apparently fled with at least $100,000. It's not yet known how they carted off the mounds of dimes.
CBS News
2 million dimes, worth $200,000, stolen from Philadelphia truck: police (opens CBS News)
Published Apr 13, 2023
CBS News's feed description
Philadelphia police are looking for a Chrysler truck and a group of "10 or more" men in connection with the theft of about 2 million dime coins.
PhillyVoice
$200,000 in dimes stolen from trailer parked at Walmart in Northeast Philly, police say (opens PhillyVoice)
Published Apr 13, 2023
PhillyVoice's feed description
Authorities are reviewing surveillance footage from the area in an effort to identify those involved in the break-in
KESQ Palm Springs
$200,000 in dimes stolen from truck in northeast Philadelphia (opens KESQ Palm Springs)
Published Apr 13, 2023
KESQ Palm Springs's feed description
By Sara Smart, Danny Freeman and Zoe Sottile, CNN Police are on the hunt for the people behind a “dime and dash” theft in northeast Philadelphia. At around 6 a.m. Thursday, thieves broke into an unmarked trailer left in a Walmart parking lot, the Philadelphia Police Department told CNN, and made off…
NBC News
$100K worth of dimes stolen from truck in Philadelphia parking lot (opens NBC News)
Published Apr 13, 2023
NBC News's feed description
The truck was hauling $750,000 in coins from the U.S. Mint, police said.
CBS News
About $100,000 in dimes stolen from Philadelphia truck in bizarre coin heist (opens CBS News)
Published Apr 13, 2023
CBS News's feed description
Authorities said that while the specific incident of stealing dimes is unusual, they have seen an increase in cargo thefts in the area lately.
People
Cargo Truck Break-In Results in Theft of 'At Least $100,000' in Dimes, Authorities Say (opens People)
Published Apr 13, 2023
People's feed description
A cargo truck with approximately $750,000 in dimes was broken into in Philadelphia overnight on Wednesday resulting in the theft of at least $100,000 in dimes.
The Daily Caller
Philadelphia Thieves Allegedly Make Off With Around 2 Million Dimes From Transport Truck (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Apr 13, 2023
The Daily Caller's feed description
A group of thieves in Northeast Philadelphia broke into a tractor-trailer on Thursday to steal 2 million dimes, valued at $200,000.
WMUR
Estimated 2 million dimes stolen from truck in Philadelphia, according to police (opens WMUR)
Published Apr 13, 2023
WMUR's feed description
"I feel like if they go to the bank and cash all of it in, they are going to get caught. They'll be like, 'Well, where did you get all of these dimes from?'" Jasmine Waters said.
Fortune
Thieves stole $100k in dimes from a truck in a Philadelphia Walmart parking lot (opens Fortune)
Published Apr 13, 2023
Fortune's feed description
“There’s dimes all over the parking lot, all down the street,” Police Captain John Ryan said.
Washington Times
$200K in dimes robbed from tractor trailer in Philadelphia (opens Washington Times)
Published Apr 13, 2023
Washington Times's feed description
Dimes worth $200,000 were stolen in the parking lot of a Philadelphia Walmart early Thursday.
Jalopnik
Someone Stole at Least $100,000 in Dimes Out of a Truck (opens Jalopnik)
Published Apr 13, 2023
Jalopnik's feed description
The truck was reportedly carrying $750,000 in dimes.
New York Post
2M dimes worth $200K stolen from truck parked at Philadelphia Walmart (opens New York Post)
Published Apr 13, 2023
New York Post's feed description
“They were trying to cross-load the dimes into other things. There are dimes all over the parking lot,” said Ryan.
Insider
Thieves stole at least 1 million dimes — that's $100K — from a cargo truck parked overnight at a Philadelphia Walmart, police say (opens Insider)
Published Apr 13, 2023
Insider's feed description
The cargo truck was reportedly carrying $750,000 in dimes from a US Mint in Philadelphia to Florida when thieves struck while it was parked overnight.
The Oregonian
Thieves break into truck filled with $750,000 in dimes (opens The Oregonian)
Published Apr 13, 2023
The Oregonian's feed description
Authorities say the thieves apparently fled with at least $100,000. It's not yet known how they carted off the mounds of dimes.
ABC 7 Los Angeles
Estimated 2M dimes stolen from truck in Philadelphia after left in parking lot overnight (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)
Published Apr 13, 2023
ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description
The truck driver picked up the dimes from the Philadelphia Mint on Wednesday but then went home to get some sleep before a long drive to Florida.

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