6 Nissan forklifts stolen from warehouse
Created 12/14/2009, 04:14:28 pm
Detective
Robert Gates with the state police says the warehouse was closed at the time of
the theft for dock maintenance.
According
to Gates, four of the units are internal-combustion cushion-tyre Platinum II
Series forklifts with a capacity of 6,000 or 7,000 pounds (2,700 or 3,150 kg). The
others are in the same series, one with a capacity of 5,000 pounds (2,250 kg)
and the sixth with a short wheelbase and an unspecified capacity.
The theft
was reported on 29 November when post-Thanksgiving holiday operations resumed. "People
knew (the warehouse) was shut down," Gates notes.
Sheers may
have been used to cut a hole of approximately 9 sqft (0.8 sqm) near a handle,
making it easy to unlatch the inside lock and open the door, according to
Gates.
The unexplained
presence of a trailer near the dock raised questions but was not challenged in
a timely manner. Police believe the trailer was stolen from a Mount Laurel, New
Jersey rental agency on 18 November. It was noticed on the Clement Pappas
property and may have been used to cart away the forklifts, worth about
USD200,000.
Carneys
Point, New Jersey-based Clement Pappas employs more than 750 staff at four US
facilities, distributes customer-branded products and processes and bottles
fruit juices and drinks and cranberry sauces.
Anyone with
information about the theft of the forklifts may contact Gates at
1-856-451-0106, the detectives’ line at the Bridgeton station of the state
police.
Source:
forkliftaction.com
