PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A car found on fire on I-95 may be linked to Thursday’s beef heist, where thieves managed to get away with nearly $10,000 worth of frozen beef.
New photos, released exclusively to Action News, show one of the possible getaway vehicles.
The photos come after Action News also obtained exclusive footage of the heist in progress.
An Action News source says emergency crews responded to a Dodge Journey on fire on I-95 near the Aramingo Avenue exit just before 5 a.m. Thursday, shortly after the cargo was stolen.
A car found on fire on I-95 may be linked to Thursday’s beef heist, where thieves managed to get away with nearly $10,000 worth of frozen beef.
Firefighters put out the flames and then found piles of smoking meat inside.
Other boxes of meat had been thrown to the side of the highway and landed on the railroad tracks below.
These were the same cases of Upper Iowa beef that had been taken from the tractor-trailer.
Crates of meat were found on the side of I-95, landing on the railroad tracks below. These were the same cases of Upper Iowa beef that had been taken from the tractor-trailer.
The robbery happened around 4 a.m. in the 5200 block of Devereaux Street in the Wissinoming neighborhood, investigators said.
In the video, the group of thieves can first be seen arriving before unloading boxes of meat from a parked truck.
The image shows a video screenshot of the suspects during a meat theft in Northeast Philadelphia on October 29, 2026.
Police say the thieves cut the back lock and stole five pallets of frozen beef, worth an estimated $10,000.
This is the fourth cargo theft in Philadelphia in a month.
“It’s probably the same crew. We haven’t made the connection yet,” said Capt. John Ryan, commander of Northeast Detectives.
This comes after 3,000 pounds. Crab legs were stolen Tuesday from a tractor-trailer in Southwest Philadelphia.
This merchandise theft occurred around 4 a.m. Tuesday in the 3600 block of Island Avenue.
Earlier this month, suspects stole more than $40,000 worth of beef from a truck in Northeast Philadelphia. This followed a beef theft in late September in South Philadelphia.
Action News called state police and Philadelphia police to see if anyone had been arrested.
Action News reporter Corey Davis asked detectives, “Do you know if they sell them on the secondary market?”
Ryan said, “Well, I’m sure it’s not for personal consumption, considering the volume of the five pallets. It’s a huge amount of meat.”
Investigators said they encourage trucking companies and private contractors to use hardened steel locks to at least slow down thieves.
Police said they are also increasing patrols in areas where truckers usually park, while advising them to choose well-lit areas.
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