DOOLEY Observed: Truck containing 36,000 pounds of Crisco stolen

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Truck containing 36,000 pounds of Crisco stolen

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A truck containing 18 tons of Crisco sticks headed to a grocery store chain distribution center was stolen in a Florida city.

St. Petersburg Police say that a tractor-trailer containing the 36,000 pounds of vegetable shortening was snatched Sunday morning.

The truck was destined for a Publix distribution center in Lakeland. Authorities said the stolen tractor was a 2005 red Volvo, with a Florida tag and had the business name of "NS Express LLC on both sides of the cab. The trailer was a white Hyundai.

"Crisco can be used for frying or making delicious baked goods," one bystander said.