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Wine Heist: Price Tag Now $5.6 Million, WhatsApp Scam Probe

Italian thieves used the company's own forklifts to steal thirty thousand bottles of wine, including prized reds; no arrests yet reported.

On air: Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger on BBN Crime Watch
Published 12:01 AM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThank you, Vera. Indoor voice is in the building. Rosa, the wine heist has a price tag now.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterFIVE POINT SIX MILLION DOLLARS, Hank!
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterAs we told you earlier, masked thieves in Italy allegedly drove off with thirty thousand bottles using the company's own forklifts!
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThe crowd is eating cheese cubes and WEEPING!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Wall Street Journal says prized reds were among the bottles. No arrests were reported in that story.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterSomewhere a forklift is living its best life and it has NO alibi! And the BBC says the UK data watchdog is investigating those Add me on WhatsApp robo calls!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a suspected recruitment scam.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIf a stranger offers you a dream job by text, it's not a dream, it's a hostage situation with a lanyard.