Monday, March 18, 2024

LA Theives Loot Freight Trains and Steal Packages from UPS, FedEx and Amazon

LA Train Robberies -Gettyimages
LA Train Robberies -Gettyimages

*Apparently, some thieves are going back to the old Wild West-style train robberies outside both the busy ports of #LosAngelesĀ andĀ #LongBeach.

The robberies have delayed retail shipments of everything, this includes items like at-home Covid-19 tests, fishing lures, and parcels from Amazon, REI, and UPS, Forbes reported.

Union Pacific reported that the thefts had targeted its trains at an increase of 160% within the past year in Los Angeles County. Thereā€˜s currently an average of 90 containers broken into daily over the last three months.

The company estimate that the burglaries have cost $5 million of either damage, losses, and/or claims.

Trains are considered an easy target among thieves along the so-called Alameda Corridor, which is a 20-mile stretch of railbed that goes through Los Angelesā€™ lower-income neighborhoods and is easily accessible.

Thieves can break into stopped or slow-moving cars. Thieves can also pull a hand brake that then sensors in the track read, causing an equipment breakdown that causes the train to stop or slow down significantly.

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