The News Courier in Athens, Alabama

April 25, 2012

Police investigating massive corn theft


Associated Press

— TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Talladega police say they are investigating the theft of tons of corn from a feed mill in east Alabama.

Capt. Leon Thomas says feed corn worth $175,000 is missing from Koch Foods. He tells The Daily Home of Talladega (http://bit.ly/IfuuHE ) that enough corn is missing to fill 25 tractor trailer trucks.

A police report says the thefts appear to have taken place between Dec. 1 and this week.

Thomas says at least some of the suspects are employees of the company that's missing the corn.