Three trucks stolen, fourth picked up by driver

It was a big theft but not as big as police thought.

Cobourg Police have released more information about a mid-day heist of tractor-trailers carrying beer on Saturday.

Three trailers were stolen from a parking lot and each truck contained 1,300 cases of beer, police said

All three rigs were discovered in an industrial area in Peel Region but the beer was gone, police said.

A fourth truck police believed had also been stolen had been picked up by its driver and taken on a delivery run, police said.

Police now estimate the total value of the stolen beer is $156,000. Originally police estimated the value to be worth around $500,000.

Cobourg Police and Peel Regional Police continue to investigate.