Over 1000 kilos of cheese stolen from Brabant award-winners in ‘premeditated’ heist

Not very MATURE, is it? 🤔

In a crime so bold it sounds like a Netflix special, a group of thieves broke into a North Brabant cheese shop last Friday and made off with over a ton of cheese. 

The shop JUST won gold at the National Cheese Inspection, so owner Wilco de Crom is devastated, he tells Omroep Brabant.

Now he’s suspicious that their recent prize makes this robbery more “Ocean’s Eleven” than random hit. 👀

Wheelbarrowing the wheels away

The thieves used a van, a neighbor’s pasture, AND the cheesemaker’s wheelbarrow to meticulously empty three of four cheese trucks, each containing 350 kilos.

By the time Wilco’s colleague arrived on Saturday morning to pick up a truck, he was met with the grim scene: the door had been forced open, and the cheese was gone.

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That’s over 1,000 kilos of buttery brilliance vanished in just one hour. 😢

“This can only have been done with premeditation,” said the owner. Nieuwerwets cheese shop’s award-winning stock is hardly budget, after all.

See it, say it, report it

Security footage from neighbours shows the suspects’ van charging through a hedge like a dairy-fueled action movie.

Wilco believes the cheese will inevitably appear for sale somewhere, and calls on loyal customers to let him know if they spot it.

Check your next market for cheese that looks suspiciously glorious — oh, and expensive, though Wilco is still hesitant to share its exact worth. 🧀💸

Seen any sketchy cheese lately? Step up, fellow sleuths — let’s bring these dairy bandits to justice! 🕵️‍♀️

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Federica Marconi
Federica Marconi
Federica was born in Rome but decided life wasn’t chaotic enough — so she moved to the Netherlands in 2019, right before a global pandemic (impeccable timing!). While mastering the art of coffee as a barista, she also conquered an MA in English Literature & Culture. She dreams of opening a literary café where books and coffee fuel deep conversations. Until then, she writes. And drinks a lot of coffee.

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