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Wisconsin Thieves Swipe $160,000 Worth of Cheese

Thieves made off with plenty of cheddar after swiping a trailer filled with $70,000 worth of cheese, officials said.
Image: Blocks of two-year cheddar cheese are displayed
Blocks of two-year cheddar cheese are displayed on July 20, 2004 in Skokie, Illinois. Tim Boyle / Getty Images File

Thieves made off with plenty of cheddar after swiping a trailer filled with $70,000 worth of cheese, officials said.

A semi-tractor was used to steal a trailer containing the cheese products in Germantown, Wisconsin, about 1:30 a.m. on Friday, according to a Facebook post by the local police force. The trailer was located hours later by someone who had seen the online plea — but no cheese was found.

The incident was the second cheese-related caper of the week, according to NBC affiliate WTMJ. Nearly $90,000 worth of Parmesan went missing in Marshfield just days before Friday’s robbery, Lt. Darren Larson told the station.