Quebec Blueberry Heist the Largest Police Have Seen

by Jarrett Martineau | August 22, 2008 at 12:51 pm

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Ain't nothing like stealing a literal tonne of fruit in the middle of the night...oh the delicious spoils of criminality!

And one has to wonder what the previous record was for "largest blueberry theft" in Quebec?

Quebec police are searching for thieves who stole more than 900 kilograms of wild, handpicked blueberries from a merchant in the Saguenay last week.

The fruit — stolen in the middle of the night from La Doré — was worth more than $2,500, and is believed to be the largest blueberry theft on record in the province.

Police have no idea how the thieves got away with 83 flats of berries, but they believe the suspects used a large vehicle such as a pickup truck.

Brilliant deduction, Watson! But does this happen often you might wonder? Why it most certainly does, my dear Mr. Holmes!

The thieves must have a buyer lined up because the fruit is perishable, said Roger Ouellet, a spokesman for the Sureté du Québec.

Blueberries are reported stolen every year, but never in this quantity, Ouellet said.

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Jordan Yerman

at 12:55 on August 22nd, 2008

I guess one could move the hot blueberries by reselling them in smaller quantities... too bad they don't have those dye packs for produce.

julianw

at 18:41 on August 22nd, 2008

Or perhaps the thieves will preserve the blueberries using an age old cooking technique: jam-making. Cascade Gifts is a Quebec-based jam-producer. Can they be trusted?

dunkelberg

at 19:10 on August 22nd, 2008

In vinum , illic est camouflage.

dunkelberg

at 19:12 on August 22nd, 2008

too bad they don't have those dye packs for produce

Blueberries have standard-issue dye packs.

Barry ORegan

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at 14:50 on August 22nd, 2008

Jarrett Martineau, I like this story. It's good stuff.

mostlysunny1

at 16:29 on August 22nd, 2008

Well here in Westford, MA, the only blueberry thieves I know of are the birds in my back yard. But I didn't bother netting my blueberry bushes, so who can blame them? :)

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doctorhectic

at 18:20 on August 22nd, 2008

I swear, these blueberries were bought and paid for!

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hallsvillenana

at 19:21 on August 22nd, 2008

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Christine Welter (not verified)

at 19:35 on August 22nd, 2008

Ahhh, the audacity....we used to go and pick blueberries in the woods. It would take hours to fill up a small bucket. This is just wrong!

Worse than robbing a bank! Blue little gold berries!

sweetrubydeer

at 07:12 on August 23rd, 2008

We picked 9+ pounds of blueberries last weekend. Two varieties: Darrow & Nelson. These taste nothing like the bland blueberries you find in the typical grocery. These have a tangy floral quality to them. Yum.

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