An owner of a family house in Mirkovci neighborhood near Vinkovci (eastern Croatia) was unpleasantly surprised when he discovered 6,000 kunas (811 Euros) worth of meat missing from the smokehouse located in his yard.
An unknown lover of smoked specialties stole several traditional kulen sausages and other cured mead delicatessen.
The theft took place between January 2 and 4. The police has promised to thoroughly investigate the case even as it could be difficult to press charges once the culprit is caught considering that the main evidence is likely to be gone already, the portal Dalje writes.
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Smoked meat falls victim of daring thief in Slavonia
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Abandoned van with horse meat in Miami-Dade leads to arrest
Miami-Dade police arrested Juan Martinez-Gonzalez again today and charged him with improper disposal of a dead animal and sanitary nuisance. Police were able to identify Gonzalez through bloody fingerprints found in an abandoned van following an anonymous tip on May 26. The van contained two coolers of horse meat and a bag of horse legs.
Gonzalez was previously arrested on December 21 on animal cruelty charges. Police identified Gonzalez' fingerprints through the police database. The owner of the vehicle, Ramon Clemente and his friend Modesto Chavez-Villa were arrested for loitering and prowling. This was the fifth arrest during the crackdown on horse slaughter.
Since 2009 there have been 24 horses stolen and carved up for their meat. Police believe the meat is being sold on the black market, and are warning citizens of the dangers of consuming meat not intended for human consumption.
In December, Santiago Cabrera was sentenced to five years in prison for the stealing and cruel butchering of two horses. Another co-defendant is awaiting trial. Law makers promise that anyone involved in the cruel, illegal slaughter of horses will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
http://www.examiner.com/pet-rescue-in-national/abandoned-van-with-horse-meat-miami-dade-leads-to-arrest
EastEnders actor bragged on Celebrity Mastermind about stealing meat
Derek Martin, an EastEnders actor, boasted about committing a crime and then lying about it on the stand at the Old Bailey when he appeared on Celebrity Mastermind.
Mr Martin who was born in Bow in the capital, has previously written about his early life as a criminal and admitted hiding guns for the Kray gang
Photo: ITV
Photo: ITV
The 77-year-old, who plays Charlie Slater in the BBC soap opera, admitted stealing £10,000 of meat in 1961 – equivalent to £150,000 today.
Chuckling while recalling his trial at the Old Bailey, the veteran actor said his only regret was that he didn't end up with the goods.
He was working at Smithfield meat market in London when he stole the beef, he told the prime time audience.
As Mr Martin sat in the famous chair to answer general knowledge questions, presenter John Humphrys asked him about his crime.
He said: "Didn't you once convince a jury that you hadn't pinched some meat from Smithfield?"
The actor replied, while smirking: "Yes, a long time ago in 1960-odd, yeah."
Mr Humphrys said: "Did you steal the meat?"
Mr Martin replied: "£10,000 worth, yeah."
Mr Humphrys said: "Oh, it wasn't just a chop?" To which the contestant boasted: "No, no, no, it wouldn't have been held at the Old Bailey if it was just a chop."
When asked if he felt guilty, he said: "No, I was just choked I never got the meat."
He then said that after the trial a female jury member congratulated him on his performance from the dock and said he ought to become an actor.
Some viewers were disgusted with the BBC's glorification of crime.
One said: "It was a prime time slot on the BBC and there was a villain bragging about his crimes.
"The BBC should not be helping glorify crime because there might well be impressionable people watching.
"At least his low scored proved he wasn't very bright."
The actor, who was born in Bow in the capital, has previously written about his early life as a criminal and admitted hiding guns for the Kray gang.
It was in 1961 when Mr Martin – who worked as a porter at the market – and some colleagues planned to steal the haul of beef.
He was caught and charged with larceny and receiving, but was acquitted after a three-day trial and escaped a two-year prison sentence.
On the programme, Mr Martin answered questions in the first round on his specialist subject "Westerns" and scored just seven points.
After the general knowledge round he finished with a final score of 16.
The winner was former England rugby player Brian Moore who finished with 30 points.
Thursday, 16 December 2010
Waters's Holiday Film About Meat Thieves
John Waters discusses Fruitcake, his long-gestating holiday movie, and describes the as-yet-unmade film as "the story of a little boy and his family of meat thieves"in an interview with the Chicago Tribune."They come knock on your door and say, 'Meat man!' and you say, 'I'll take three porterhouse steaks and a ham. They shoplift it and bring it back, and you pay half the price that's on the label," Waters says.
The director of such popular films as Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, and Hairspray says he still hopes to make the film eventually, but financing has been a problem. "Independent films that cost $5 million are very hard to get made," Waters says. "I sold the idea, got a development deal, got paid a great salary to write it — and now the company is no longer around, which is the case with many independent film companies these days."
http://wglb-tv.blogspot.com/2010/12/waterss-holiday-film-about-meat-thieves.html
Christmas black market sparks East Lancashire food raids
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- By Nazia Parveen » Reporter
RESTAURANTS and butchers’ shops are being plundered by thieves trying to cash in on a Christmas black market for festive meats.
Four raids have seen thousands of pounds worth of meat stolen and police said the recession is believed to have sparked the crime spree.
The rising cost of meat has created a black market with individuals and food businesses looking to make savings.
Earlier this year, the problem caused a big rise in the number of deer poaching incidents with venison being sold on the cheap.
Crime gangs were said to be behind that problem, and it is feared organised groups may be responsible for the latest thefts.
Thieves targeted the Aspinall Arms in Mitton taking more than £400 worth of meat including hundreds of chipolata sausages, duck breasts, T-bone steaks and racks of lamb.
Raiders also stole a crate of meat from the Michelin-starred Northcote in Langho.
A third Ribble Valley place, the George Sharp and Son butcher's shop in Mellor Lane, Mellor, was hit when thieves used a claw hammer to smash a window and steal 12 T-bone steaks at the weekend.
And yesterday meat worth £1,000 was stolen from a van outside Riley Brothers butcher's shop in Burnley Road, Loveclough, Rossendale.
In Bolton-by-Bowland, police said they have had reports of three men acting suspiciously near the Bay Gate farm, which keeps turkeys.
Sergeant Conrad Tapp said: "Last year we did not have any thefts like this so it may have something to do with the economic climate and people selling this meat on the black market.
"With the value of the meat being taken and with the festive season fast approaching it would seem that these products will be sold on by the thieves to make a profit.
"There has also been an increase in sheep rustling and poaching across the North West and it seems that it is because prices of meat have shot up.
"We will be increasing vigilance in the areas that have been targeted and a full investigation is currently underway."
Rachel Wilcock, trading standards officer at Lancashire County Council, warned of the dangers of black market meat.
She said: "Our main concern is that we do not know how this meat is being stored once it has been stolen and people could be risking their health if they purchase it.
"We would urge people not to buy this meat if it is being sold out the back of a van or a market because it is not safe.”
Bosses at the Aspinall Arms in Mitton Road had only just purchased the meat in preparation for the seasonal rush of customers before the theft on Sunday.
Simon Forster, who has been manager at the pub and restaurant for more than eight years, said: "We were going to do a new sausage platter for customers to have with their glass of wine or beer and so we had bought hundreds of them.
"We've heard that thefts of meat are becoming more common and that thieves are targeting businesses like ours because the prices of food go up at this time of year and they can shift the meat on the black market to families pretty quickly."
In the incident in Loveclough the driver of the van, owned by James Law pork sellers of Bacup, had left the keys in the ignition, before opportunist thieves stole the vehicle at 12.20pm, police said.
The Ford Transit van was later found dumped in Weir, with meat worth £1,000 missing, police said.
Three men stole the meat from outside a portable building on the Northcote site, in Northcote Road, at around 9.30pm on Friday.
The Mellor butcher's shop was broken into over the weekend.
Samlesbury famer and owner of Huntley's farm shop, Eddie Cowpe, said the price of meat traditionally rose at this time of year, but this year there were other factors pushing the cost higher.
He said: "A lot of Scotland and other areas of England have been out of action for a week or so with the snow, and farmers are struggling to feed their animals and are having to get more feed in for them.
"Also, the price of haylage has gone from £25 a ton to £45 a ton, and diesel has gone from 50p a litre to 70p a litre.
"Unfortunately these increased costs have to be passed on to the customers."
Anyone with information should call Clitheroe police on 01200 443 344 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 01200 443 344 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0800 555 111 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Monday, December 13: Catch this meat thief
11:11am Monday 13th December 2010
THE latest rogue in the Oxford Mail’s Christmas Badvent Calendar has been helping himself to meat without paying for it.
Officers want a word with this man in connection with shoplifting incidents at the Co-op store in Kennington Road, Kennington, on two separate occasions.
He appears behind door 13 of the calendar, which will see a new suspect wanted by police in Oxfordshire revealed every day in the run- up to Christmas.
The first incident happened shortly after 2pm on November 4, when the man shown here in the CCTV footage went into the store and filled a basket with meat.
He then fled without paying on a silver and blue mountain bike, having stolen £128 of meat.
The second incident happened four days later, when the man entered the store at 6.20pm.
Once again he went to the chilled food section and filled his basket up, this time with £30 worth of meat, before running out.
Pc Alex Norris said: “The CCTV footage of this man is very clear and I think anyone who knows him would recognise him.
“The footage also shows a very distinctive scar on top of the man’s head.
“Given that the man cycled away from the scene, it suggests he lives locally. Do you know this man? Have you seen this man around the Kennington area?
“Perhaps you have had someone matching this description calling at your door offering you some meat for sale in the run-up to Christmas?
“I would urge anyone with information about this man or his whereabouts to come forward and speak with us as soon as possible.”
Anyone with information should call Pc Norris on 08458 505505.
Alternatively, you can call the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555111.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/8734422.Monday__December_13__Catch_this_meat_thief/
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