Men accused of stealing $65,000 in chicken wings from Ga. storage facility, report says

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Dewayne Patterson (left), Renaldo Jackson

/ CBS Atlanta

(CBS/AP) DORAVILLE, Ga. - Two Georgia men were arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing $65,000 worth of frozen chicken wings from a cold storage business where they worked, CBS Atlanta reports.

Police said storage facility employees 35-year-old Dewayne Patterson and 26-year-old Renaldo Jackson are charged with theft after stealing the wings from Nordic Cold storage in Doraville, just north of Atlanta.

A rental truck was pulled up to a bay door at the storage facility and was then loaded with 10 pallets of Tyson frozen chicken wings, according to a police report. Managers told police that Jackson used a forklift to load the wings wile Patterson served as a lookout.

CBS Atlanta reports that one five-pound bag of frozen Tyson's chicken wings sells for about $12.50, and a nationwide chicken shortage is now driving up the price of wings. The station estimates that about 26,000 pounds of wings were stolen from the facility.

Police said there was no word on the whereabouts of the wings.

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by rexxcarz January 28, 2013 5:07 PM EST

I might know where those wings are....party at my place, next Sunday at kickoff...I got BBQ sauce, wings...lots of wing....I mean LOTS of wings....bring your own drink, I ain't supplyin' that!

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by jennifer_trry January 28, 2013 7:17 PM EST: Count me in!


by ladeeda62 January 28, 2013 11:42 AM EST: There is nothing I could say about this one that would not be politically incorrect...; Reply to this comment


by judymar14 January 28, 2013 11:36 AM EST: Isn't this sterotyping themselves? Chicken mentioned along with blacks is racism. rotf - lol.; Reply to this comment

by Wildwood1966 January 28, 2013 10:26 AM EST

what in the heck did they think they would dowith that many wings? I mean that had to have buyers and quick and btw how did they get caught? were they caught red handed or later?

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by ralphing January 28, 2013 2:22 PM EST: Delusions of grandeur.

It may have sounded like a great idea at the time, but in reality there is nowhere to store 10 pallets of wings so they won't thaw before selling them. They aren't going to fit in your home freezer.