Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

'Romaine calm,' police say after $45K lettuce theft

ajc.com

Credit: Duane Prokop

Credit: Duane Prokop

By Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
April 5, 2017

Police asked the public to “romaine calm” after a thief swiped a commercial truck in Canada and made off with $45,000 ($33,650 USD) worth of lettuce.

>> Read more trending news

Authorities said the large commercial truck and its refrigerated trailer were stolen between Friday night and Saturday afternoon from Hamilton, Ontario. The thief or thieves’ identities were not immediately known.

Police recovered the truck in Toronto, but not the truck’s trailer or the $45,000 worth of lettuce inside.

The trailer had an Ontario license plate, No. P9002D.

Authorities continued to investigate Wednesday.

About the Author

Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
More Stories

The Latest

(Photo Illustration: Philip Robibero / AJC | Source: Getty, Unsplash)

Credit: Philip Robibero / AJC

Homicides down, police staffing up heading into Atlanta’s elections

Cobb mother gets 50 years in prison for toddler’s fentanyl death

Georgia judge resigns after Florida strip club arrest

Featured

Former Fulton County election worker Ruby Freeman talks to her daughter, Wandrea ArShaye "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, after she testified before the U.S. House Select Committee at its fourth hearing on its Jan. 6 investigation on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

Credit: TNS

OPINION

The 2020 election interference case is gone, but it can’t be forgotten

The decision by a Georgia prosecutor not to pursue the massive Trump election interference case leaves some bad deeds unpunished.

Officials to install opioid reversal kits in Georgia’s public schools

The kits will contain Narcan, which can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and restore breathing.

Odom-led comeback nets Conference USA championship for Kennesaw State

The Owls continue to be one of the most intriguing stories of the season, going from a two-win season to a conference title and beating the defending league champions.