Shelby Township police seek leads in case of stolen nuts

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SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Shelby Township police are looking for help in finding out where 28,000 pounds of stolen nuts ended up.

Police said a semitruck and its trailer were stolen last week from the area of Auburn and Ryan roads. The truck and trailer were found in Detroit, but they were empty.

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Police said the trailer had been packed with 18 pallets, or 28,000 pounds, of packaged walnuts and other snack nuts.

The value of the nuts is more than $128,000, police said.

The department on Tuesday issued an appeal for information on its Facebook page — posting a mug shot of a squirrel along with details of the case.

Anyone with information on the theft of the semitruck or the location of the stolen nuts, is asked to call the Shelby Township police department at 586-731-2121, ext. 315.