--- title: Thieves Steal Trailer With 85000 Worth of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese description: Trailer with about 85000 dollars worth of shredded mozzarella cheese stolen at truck stop in Central Florida report Marion County police canonical: https://time.com/3738906/85000k-shredded-mozzarella-cheese-stolen/ author: Olivia B. 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Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 10, 2015 4:07 PM UTC A trailer carrying approximately $85,000 worth of shredded mozzarella cheese was reported stolen Sunday at a truck stop in central Florida, the Associated Press reports via the [_Ocala Star Banner._](http://www.ocala.com/article/20150309/ARTICLES/150309695/1412?Title=Truck-trailer-tons-of-mozzarella-stolen-from-parking-lot-in-Summerfield) The driver and his girlfriend were on their way to the Hungry Howie’s pizza distribution center in Lakeland, Fla., and were having a mechanic check out the tractor-trailer near Summerfield, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. 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