Authorities in the UK not too long ago recovered a stolen van full of 2,500 pies in an uncommon meals heist gone fallacious.
The worth of the pies was estimated to be 25,000 British kilos, or $32,000. The meals objects have been owned by Tommy Banks, a restaurateur who owns two Michelin-starred institutions.
The car, which was full of steak and ale pies in addition to a turkey and butternut selection, was supposed to move to a Christmas market in York.
The theft of the pies triggered a stir on social media earlier this week, main Banks to name on his followers to search out the misplaced pies.
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Thieves in the UK not too long ago stole a van full of 1000’s of pies. (iStock)
“Thieves! Hold your eyes on the Pies!!” Banks wrote on X earlier than the van was discovered. “Assist discover the pies. Let’s attempt to get better them and feed some folks.”
Banks additionally requested the thieves to “do the suitable factor” and drop the pies off at a group heart so the meals would not go to waste.
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This undated handout picture exhibits one in every of Tommy Banks’ pies. (Tommy Banks by way of AP)
The pies have been left within the stolen van, Banks stated, however have been too broken to be eaten or bought. Banks confirmed that the van was insured however lamented the lack of the savory pies.
“It’s simply a lot waste. It’s simply garbage,” Banks stated in a video on Instagram. “Sorry, it’s not a happier ending to this story.”
The pie incident is one of some uncommon meals heists in the UK this yr. In October, a gaggle of thieves that posed as a wholesale distributor stole over 950 wheels of English cheddar.
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This undated handout picture exhibits Tommy Banks’ pies. (Tommy Banks by way of AP)
The estimated worth of the stolen cheese was $390,000. Native residents have been requested to be looking out for “clothbound Cheddars in a [22-pound] or [52-pound] format with the tags indifferent.”
The Related Press and Fox Information Digital’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.
