NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The owner of a Mexican restaurant in Virginia says a pair of thieves broke into the business’ cooler and stole 150 pounds (68 kilograms) of beef and chicken.
Jorge Romero, owner of Jessy’s Taco Bistro in Norfolk, found the emptied-out meat locker Friday, The Virginian-Pilot reported. Surveillance video shows a man and a woman carrying cases and bags full of meat.
“They came with a crowbar, came into the cooler, broke into the meat packages and the poultry,” he said.
Romero said he alerted police.
Romero’s family operates other taquerias, including Jessy’s Taqueria, which was featured on the Food Network’s show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.” He said he was able to keep his business open following the meat heist by bringing chicken and beef from one of the other restaurants.
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