LAPD uncovers $1M in stolen BNSF and Union Pacific rail cargo at Los Angeles–area shoe retailer

CDL & Trucking News · · Source: FreightWaves · By Phil Brink · 2 min read at the source

LAPD detectives recovered 59 pallets of stolen merchandise worth about $1 million from a Whittier, California, business. (Photos: LAPD)
LAPD detectives recovered 59 pallets of stolen merchandise worth about $1 million from a Whittier, California, business. (Photos: LAPD)

Nike, New Balance, Brooks and Yeti products filled the recovery. Investigators are still tracing how the stolen merchandise reached the retailer.

Reported by Phil Brink for FreightWaves (Business), originally published October 7, 2026.

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Topics: Business, Fraud, Playbook: Cash & Capital, California, cargo theft, railroad, recovery

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