Of Mice and Men: 2,000 mice stolen by 2 men, heroin addicts, say Mo. cops

Apparently they didn't know what the cargo was when they targeted the rig and pulled off the 'mice heist.'

Hotel staff told police they saw two men smash the window of the 2008 Freightliner outside a Red Roof Inn and take off toward Interstate 70. The transport company tracked the vehicle with GPS, and police stopped it a short time later in Bridgeton.

The truck's driver had left it running to keep the precious cargo cool. The mice, valued at $10,000, were unharmed.

Police said the suspects told investigators they took the truck to help support their heroin addictions.