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Boxes of salmon, cod and bourbon scattered across Philadelphia street after refrigerated truck break-in

Thief loads up car with boxes of cod, Alaskan salmon in Philadelphia
Thief loads up car with boxes of cod, Alaskan salmon in Philadelphia 00:43

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Something's fishy about this story.

Philadelphia police say someone broke into a refrigerated truck overnight and tried to get away with dozens of pounds of Alaskan salmon and Pacific cod.

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A refrigerated truck parked on Charter Road in Northeast Philadelphia. Police say a suspect broke into the truck and loaded boxes of salmon and cod into his car - some boxes of bourbon were even found at the scene. Ed Specht/CBS News Philadelphia

We saw boxes of fish scattered on the ground around the truck that was parked near the intersection of Red Lion Road and Roosevelt Boulevard. There were even some boxes of Weller bourbon.

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Ed Specht/CBS News Philadelphia

Police say there was a pursuit southbound on I-95 where the suspect struck a police car near the Academy Road exit.

Then, just before 3 a.m. Thursday, officers went to the 2100 block of Butler Street and found the suspect's car, a white Chevy Malibu, filled with boxes of the stolen fish.

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A box of salmon was seen in the abandoned car found on Butler Street. Ed Specht/CBS News Philadelphia

We saw the vehicle had damage along the driver's side. There was no sign of the driver.

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A Chevy Malibu found after a police pursuit in Philadelphia. Police say the driver stole fish from a refrigerated truck - this car was later found abandoned with boxes of salmon and cod inside. Ed Specht/CBS News Philadelphia

It was not immediately clear what time the pursuit occurred or if the driver got away with any fish and bourbon, let alone enough for a nice dinner.

Police are still trying to reel in the thief.

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