Thieves steal at least 20 whole briskets worth thousands of dollars from famous Texas barbecue restaurant

• The restaurant in Austin had thousands of dollars worth of briskets stolen.

• The thief jumped a fence before loading meat into an SUV.

• The restaurant said that it has been broken into five times and that the briskets are worth about 180 dollars.

Thieves broke into a famous Texas barbecue restaurant and stole thousands of dollars' worth of meat.

A thief broke into la Barbecue at 4am Thursday, jumping over the side fence, cutting off the barbecue pit locks, and loading more than 20 whole briskets into an SUV before driving away.

At least $3,500 worth of brisket is thought to have been stolen.

The restaurant wrote on its social media pages that it happened again. The guy took 20 briskets that were prepared and cold smoked. I'm so sick of this. Is anyone familiar with this guy or car?

The restaurant has had five break-ins at its Austin location since it opened a decade ago. Anyone with information is urged to contact the police.

brisket is more expensive than ever due to rising production costs and soaring demand among amateur pitmasters across the US according to a report by MySA. The delicacy is more attractive to thieves due to high prices.

A criminologist told Insider that Americans could expect to see more crime as a result of rising prices.

According to Texas Monthly, La Barbecue was founded in Austin in 2012 by Leann Muller, who parted ways with John after a fight. The joint has appeared on lists of the best barbecue restaurants in the city.

Business Insider has an article on it.