{
  "id": 4664133,
  "title": "No pint-sized matter: Thieves steal $70,000 in Pabst beer from California warehouse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/no-pint-sized-matter-thieves-steal-70-000-in-pabst-beer-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:39:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/08/31/no-pint-sized-matter-thieves-steal-70000-in-pabst-beer-from-california-warehouse"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Montclair, California (AP) - Thieves stole an estimated $70,000 worth of Pabst Blue Ribbon and Old Milwaukee beer from a Southern California warehouse on August 17. The thefts, which police described as two separate heists, occurred at an Anheuser-Busch distribution center located about 40 miles east of Los Angeles.\n\nThe first heist reportedly involved $45,000 worth of beer, which was picked up but never delivered to its destination in Tucson, Arizona. An hour later, a \"purported subcontracting company\" submitted fake documents to secure another $25,000 worth of beer.\n\nPolice are investigating whether the two thefts were part of a single operation. The stolen goods included roughly 34,000 cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon and non-alcoholic Old Milwaukee beer, totaling more than 1,500 cases. Pabst Blue Ribbon has turned the thefts into a light-hearted social media promotion, estimating the weight of the stolen cargo at 40,000 pounds and launching a countdown seeking its return.\n\nThe company issued a statement to the thief, stating, \"To the thief: we don’t fault you for wanting to brag to your friends how much PBR you have, we just wish you obtained it the honorable way.\"",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Thieves stole $70,000 worth of Pabst beer from California warehouse on August 17",
    "First heist involved $45,000 worth of beer, never delivered to Tucson",
    "Second heist used fake documents to secure $25,000 worth of beer"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "No pint-sized matter: Thieves steal $70,000 in Pabst beer from California warehouse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/no-pint-sized-matter-thieves-steal-70-000-in-pabst-beer-from-4672764",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Thousands of cans of Pabst beer stolen in two separate heists in California",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/thousands-of-cans-of-pabst-beer-stolen-in-two-separate-heists-in",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:30:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}