Some stores may be without highly popular Nike shoes and clothes in their inventory Thursday after a train heist in Whittier.
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Authorities responded to six suspects who removed packages of Nike shoes and apparel from a freight train around 2:21 a.m. Thursday near 3777 Wokman Mills Road, just east of the 605 Freeway, a California Highway Patrol spokesperson said.
CHP officers responded to a call for assistance from security personnel with Union Pacific Railroad, but only arrived after the suspects had fled, the CHP said.
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Video from the scene shows authorities recovering numerous boxes, including Nike shoe boxes, from below a freeway overpass. It is unclear how much of the cargo the suspects stole.
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No descriptions of the suspect were immediately available.