Thieves caught on video raiding freight train in Chicago in broad daylight

A radical of thieves broke into a freight bid connected Chicago’s West Side Friday day successful a brazen daylight heist that was captured connected video.

The incidental led to “extensive delays” for riders of Metra, the superior commuter obstruction strategy successful the Chicago metropolitan area.

The bid targeted by the looters was parked adjacent the overpass astatine Cicero Avenue.

Videos shared by section quality outlets amusement astatine slightest a twelve radical breaking into the train, grabbing ample boxes of merchandise, earlier moving away.

Some tin beryllium seen loading boxes connected tops of vehicles nearby.

Later connected Friday, a spokesperson for Union Pacific Railroad said successful a connection that the bid had stopped successful South Austin and was “awaiting an interchange with a spouse railroad erstwhile thieves began opening containers.”

According to CBS News Chicago, immoderate of the boxes contained appliances including televisions and aerial fryers.

At slightest six individuals were arrested, according to ABC7.

Some merchandise has been recovered, a spokesperson for Union Pacific said successful a connection Friday night.

“Rail burglaries are not victimless crimes, and they airs a information menace to the public, our employees and section instrumentality enforcement officers,” the spokesperson added.