Authorities say more than half a million dollars in stolen goods were found after a train was burglarized in northern Arizona.
According to the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, on May 29, BNSF personnel reported seeing several people remove merchandise from a halted train at Meteor Crater and loading it into two automobiles parked along the tracks.
Detectives and federal officials arrived and discovered one of the vehicles departing the location. The vehicle was stopped, and the two people inside were arrested.
Deputies near Williams then noticed a box truck on I-40 that matched the description of one of the cars thought to be involved in the train heist. When deputies attempted to pull over the truck, it did not stop and crashed. Two people who were inside the truck fled on foot and were not apprehended.
The sheriff’s office claims that the recovered stolen property is worth more than $500,000.
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is urging anyone with information on this crime or other train burglaries in northern Arizona to contact them at 928-774-4523.
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