Thieves raiding rail cargo containers in Los Angeles
While CBSLA cameras were on the scene, one person was spotted running off with a container used to hold small packages, and a Union Pacific railroad police officer was spotted pursuing two other people.
![Thieves target trains in LA Shredded boxes and packages are seen at a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages. The sea of debris left behind included items that the thieves apparently didn't think were valuable enough to take, CBSLA reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ap22014675927076-1-1642217695.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=900:*)
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
![Thieves target trains in LA Shredded boxes and packages are seen at a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages. The sea of debris left behind included items that the thieves apparently didn't think were valuable enough to take, CBSLA reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ap22014675773219.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=900:*)
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
![Thieves target trains in LA A police officer watches looks shredded boxes and packages at a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages. The sea of debris left behind included items that the thieves apparently didn't think were valuable enough to take, CBSLA reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ap22014675798789.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=900:*)
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
![Thieves target trains in LA Shredded boxes and packages are seen at a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages. The sea of debris left behind included items that the thieves apparently didn't think were valuable enough to take, CBSLA reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ap22014675745268.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=900:*)
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
![Thieves target trains in LA Shredded boxes and packages are seen at a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages. The sea of debris left behind included items that the thieves apparently didn't think were valuable enough to take, CBSLA reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ap22014676295005.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=900:*)
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
![Thieves target trains in LA Shredded boxes and packages are seen at a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages. The sea of debris left behind included items that the thieves apparently didn't think were valuable enough to take, CBSLA reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ap22014675879265.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=900:*)
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
![Thieves target trains in LA Shredded boxes and packages are seen at a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages. The sea of debris left behind included items that the thieves apparently didn't think were valuable enough to take, CBSLA reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ap22014675809331.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=900:*)
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
![Thieves target trains in LA Shredded boxes and packages are seen at a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages. The sea of debris left behind included items that the thieves apparently didn't think were valuable enough to take, CBSLA reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ap22014675838249.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=900:*)
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
![Thieves target trains in LA Shredded boxes and packages are seen at a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages. The sea of debris left behind included items that the thieves apparently didn't think were valuable enough to take, CBSLA reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ap22014675802078.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=900:*)
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
![Thieves target trains in LA Shredded boxes and packages are seen at a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages. The sea of debris left behind included items that the thieves apparently didn't think were valuable enough to take, CBSLA reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ap22014675845518.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=900:*)
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
![Thieves target trains in LA Shredded boxes and packages are seen at a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages. The sea of debris left behind included items that the thieves apparently didn't think were valuable enough to take, CBSLA reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ap22014675892214.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=900:*)
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
![Thieves target trains in LA Contractor worker Adam Rodriguez picks up vehicle tires from the shredded boxes and packages along a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages. The sea of debris left behind included items that the thieves apparently didn't think were valuable enough to take, CBSLA reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ap22014764050349.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=900:*)
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
![Thieves target trains in LA A member of the media picks up a shredded box at a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages. The sea of debris left behind included items that the thieves apparently didn't think were valuable enough to take, CBSLA reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ap22014764160833.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=900:*)
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
![Thieves target trains in LA Shredded boxes and packages and debris are strewn along at a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages. The sea of debris left behind included items that the thieves apparently didn't think were valuable enough to take, CBSLA reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ap22014764169855.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=900:*)
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
![Thieves target trains in LA Contractor workers Adam Rodriguez, front, and Luis Rosas pick up vehicle tires from the shredded boxes and packages along a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages. The sea of debris left behind included items that the thieves apparently didn't think were valuable enough to take, CBSLA reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ap22014764054589.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=900:*)
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
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PHOTO: Ringo H.W. Chiu
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While CBSLA cameras were on the scene, one person was spotted running off with a container used to hold small packages, and a Union Pacific railroad police officer was spotted pursuing two other people.
Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded packages.