Leading Economic Indicators: Yoinking Cardboard

I have no idea how heavy 37 bundles of cardboard is — but $5,000 isn’t bad:

Cops arrested Toure Mahamadou, 25, Sadabe Sekou, 39, and Latil Serge, 21, all of Newark, whose truck allegedly continued 37 bundles worth $5,550 when sold to recycling centers.

“I wasn’t scared when they pulled the knife,” [Milton Williams Supermarket manager Milton] Rivera said.