Smash and crab: Thieves steal 3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab from truck

Police in Philadelphia are investigating after thieves broke into a truck and stole more than 3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab.Read more trending newsPolice said that the incident occurred in southwest Philadelphia at approximately 4:57 a.m. ET on Tuesday, WCAU reported. The driver, Marty Muriuki, of Webster, Massachusetts, was sleeping in a cargo truck parked along a road. He told the television station he was awakened by a commotion in the back of the truck.“As I was dreaming, I felt the shaking and I wake up and I think ‘Uh oh, I have some company’,” Muriuki said. “And, I look back and I saw four, five cars.”The driver then exited the vehicle to confront the thieves, but, officials said, he was chased away from the vehicle.“I find out real quick, I’m in the wrong place,” Muriuki told WCAU. “I was not trying to be a hero.”3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab stolen from truck in Southwest Philly overnight https://t.co/IYMLoGouiy NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) October 27, 2026 Mur