Dozens of Black Angus beef ribs stolen from truck in South Philadelphia, police say
Key Points:
- Four masked men stole a shipment of Black Angus beef ribs from a tractor-trailer outside Ritter Foods in South Philadelphia around 1 a.m. Tuesday by cutting the hinges of the trailer's rear door.
- The thieves loaded about half a pallet of meat into a dark-colored Ford F-150 and fled south on South 3rd Street, accompanied by a Jeep.
- Police are actively investigating the overnight meat theft, which is part of a series of similar incidents in Philadelphia.
- Previous meat thefts include a November 2025 heist near Northeast Philadelphia Airport and a July 2025 incident in the Bustleton neighborhood.