Seattle thieves stole over 500 eggs in HEIST as prices rise against a shortage of bird flu – ballalert.com

The eggs have turned into The main goal for thieves as a continuing Poultry He continues to send prices.

Recently released clips for observation from the Luna Park cafe in Seattle show two suspects, filling hundreds of eggs worth eggs and food for breakfast in a white van before fleeing the stage. The stolen eggs were part of exporting $ 780, with 540 eggs worth $ 387.

This case comes in Seattle just weeks after another massive stealing of eggs in Pennsylvania, where thieves stole 100,000 eggs worth approximately $ 40,000 from Pete and Gerry’s organic eggs.

“This can happen once, it can be repeated,” says Tom Floko, CEO of Pete and Gerry Organic Eggs, who confirmed that additional security measures are being introduced to prevent future thefts.

The tide of egg -related crimes coincides with a national road shortage caused by the Bird influenza epidemic, which has affected more than 20 million birds over the last month. The infected herds are torn off, further reducing supply prices and higher prices.

While 67 people in the United States have become infected with bird flu, according to CDC, employees report that there is no transmission of human human virus.