‘Breakfast Heist’ over 500 eggs were stolen as egg prices soar due to bird flu

COURTESY: Luna Park Café

Important Takeaways:

  • Police are investigating a brazen theft at a West Seattle cafe where thieves made off with hundreds of eggs and other breakfast foods in the early hours of Wednesday.
  • According to police, two men were seen entering a refrigerated shed at the restaurant and removing boxes containing approximately 540 eggs, valued at about $387, along with bacon, ground beef, blueberries, and liquid egg products.
  • The suspects were then seen loading the stolen items into a van before fleeing the scene.
  • The egg theft comes at a time when egg prices have flown to record highs due to the ongoing bird flu outbreak, with some carton prices tripling in just a month.
  • The total value of the stolen goods is estimated to be around $780.

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