{"id":1216390,"date":"2022-01-14T12:49:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T17:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1216390"},"modified":"2022-01-14T12:49:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T17:49:26","slug":"watch-thousands-of-stolen-packages-cover-downtown-la-train-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-thousands-of-stolen-packages-cover-downtown-la-train-tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Thousands of Stolen Packages Cover Downtown LA Train Tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-thousands-of-stolen-packages-cover-downtown-la-train-tracks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1216390&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/la-train-tracks-raided-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Staggering footage shows thousands of reportedly stolen and discarded packages lining a stretch of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m told by law enforcement these <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UPS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UPS<\/a> bags are especially sought after by thieves opening cargo containers\u2026 they are often full of boxes with merchandise bound for residential addresses. More valuable than say, a cargo container full of low value bulky items like toilet paper. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tj5bQNIeby\">pic.twitter.com\/Tj5bQNIeby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnschreiber\/status\/1481770817767698435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The vision, <a href=\"https:\/\/losangeles.cbslocal.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thieves-raiding-cargo-containers-stealing-packages-on-downtown-section-of-union-pacific-train-tracks\/\">captured<\/a> by CBSLA, shows one person scurrying along the tracks holding a \u201ccontainer used to hold smaller packages,\u201d the outlet reports. Video captured by CBSLA photojournalist John Schreiber also documents a Union Pacific officer chasing after two people who reportedly looked to be sifting through the sea of cardboard.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Responsibility for policing the railroad right of way falls on Union Pacific Police\u2026 not local agencies like LAPD. We did see Union Pacific police chasing two people today off the tracks and keeping an eye on things. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M5aQSrkGZW\">pic.twitter.com\/M5aQSrkGZW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnschreiber\/status\/1481785013880655876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cAs you can see, trains frequently slow or stop in this area as they get worked into the <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@UnionPacific&nbsp;<\/span>Intermodal facility near Downtown LA,\u201d Schreiber <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnschreiber\/status\/1481770959673520128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1481770959673520128%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D19489146action%3Dedit\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cThe thieves use this opportunity to break open containers and take what\u2019s inside. I\u2019d say every 4th or 5th rail car had opened containers.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As you can see, trains frequently slow or stop in this area as they get worked into the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnionPacific?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UnionPacific<\/a> Intermodal facility  near Downtown LA. The thieves use this opportunity to break open containers and take what\u2019s inside. I\u2019d say every 4th or 5th rail car had opened containers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PHpujyB84M\">pic.twitter.com\/PHpujyB84M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnschreiber\/status\/1481770959673520128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSources told CBSLA that the locks Union Pacific uses are easy to cut, and officials with the Los Angeles Police Department said they don\u2019t respond to reports of a train robbery unless Union Pacific asks them for help, which they said is rare,\u201d the outlet reports.<\/p>\n<p>Among items discarded and left behind were at-home coronavirus test kits.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told the outlet that the section of tracks was cleaned about a month ago, meaning the current mess is merely from the past thirty days or so. Sources added that the tracks were cleaned up three months ago as well.<\/p>\n<p>Union Pacific provided CBSLA with a statement on the matter:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span> \u201cUnion Pacific is very concerned about the increased cargo thefts in California, and we have taken several steps to address this criminal activity. These rail crimes pose a serious safety threat to the public, our employees and local law enforcement officers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cWe have increased the number of Union Pacific special agents on patrol, and we have utilized and explored additional technologies to help us combat this criminal activity. We also will continue to work with our local law enforcement partners and elected leaders.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>CBSLA checked the tracking status of one discarded package, which stated \u201cin transit\u201d and was scheduled to be delivered that day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The report is especially frustrating given delivery times are already significantly hampered by supply chain issues under the Biden Administration.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staggering footage shows thousands of reportedly stolen and discarded packages lining a stretch of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles. 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