{
  "id": 4672764,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T16:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/beer-theft-pabst-pbr-police-b4958027971272a2b868e8f2ae20699c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Montclair, California police are investigating two separate thefts of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer valued at $70,000 that occurred on the same day from a warehouse. The first heist saw about $45,000 worth of beer headed to Tucson, Arizona, but the package never made it to its destination. The second theft involved $25,000 worth of beer stolen from Anheuser-Busch's distribution center, roughly 40 miles east of Los Angeles. The thieves managed to pilfer roughly 34,000 cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon and non-alcoholic Old Milwaukee beer, totaling more than 1,500 cases. Pabst Blue Ribbon turned the thefts into a social media promotion, calculating the weight of the stolen cargo at 40,000 pounds and starting a countdown for its return.",
  "summary": "MONTCLAIR, Calif. (AP) — Thieves made off with tens of thousands of cans of Pabst beer in two separate heists from a Southern California warehouse on the same day, police said. Pabst Blue Ribbon has turned the thefts — valued by police at $70,000 — into a…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free 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",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:39:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "FreightWaves",
        "title": "California police investigate $70K beer cargo theft after fraudulent pickups",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/california-police-investigate-70k-beer-cargo-theft-after-fraudulent",
        "published": "2026-08-31T18:53:34.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}