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Title: Just how bad our UK friends want... Post by sandie99 on Feb 23rd, 2006, 2:06am ...to make it to the convention and meet & greets? http://us.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/22/uk.robbery/index.html Robbers take $43M in England heist LONDON, England (CNN) -- Authorities in Kent, England, have appealed to the public for help in solving the armed robbery of a security company, which involved the kidnapping of a manager and resulted in the theft of 25 million pounds, or about $43.5 million. The incident at the Securitas security depot in Tonbridge began Tuesday evening, according to a statement issued by Kent Police's serious and organized crime unit. A depot manager was stopped by what he believed to be an unmarked police car about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday as he drove home from work, police said. The car was believed to be a Volvo with blue lights in its radiator grill. "A passenger wearing a high-visibility jacket and police-style hat got out and spoke to the manager who, thinking these were genuine police officers, got back into the car with him where he was handcuffed," police said. The Volvo drove off. (Watch as police investigate the crime -- 2:04) At about the same time, the manager's wife and young son were visited at their home by two men who said they were police officers and told them there had been an accident involving the manager. The wife and son were taken from their home, police said. Meanwhile, the Volvo met up with a white van, and the manager was tied up, put into the van and driven to an unknown location, where he was threatened at gunpoint and told his family would be at risk if he did not cooperate, authorities said. About 1 a.m. Wednesday, the manager was taken to the security depot. A white truck also arrived there, and six men -- at least some of whom were armed -- tied up the depot staff on duty "and then loaded a substantial amount of money" into the truck, police said. "They left about 2:15 a.m. and staff raised the alarm about an hour later. No one was hurt during the incident, but the staff were all very shocked by what happened." The statement did not address when the manager's wife and child were released, and did not divulge the amount stolen. Police appealed to the public for information about the vehicles used, the statement said. "In particular, officers would like to hear from anyone who saw the manager's silver Nissan car being stopped ... or who saw a Volvo or similar car rendezvous with a white van, or anyone who saw a white 7.5-ton truck in the Tonbridge area in the early hours of Wednesday morning." "This was a traumatic ordeal for the manager of the security depot and his family and for all of the staff who worked there," Kent Detective Superintendent Paul Gladstone said in the statement. "This was clearly a robbery that was planned in detail over time -- someone must have information that will help us in the hunt for the robbers. A very substantial sum of money running into millions of pounds has been stolen and we are determined to bring the robbers to justice." According to its Web site, Securitas is a worldwide company that offers security services, security systems and direct and cash handling services for businesses. The Wednesday robbery is one of the largest in United Kingdom history, but the largest all-cash robbery occurred in December 2004, when about $50 million was stolen from a bank in Belfast, Northern Ireland. That case remains unsolved. |
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Title: Re: Just how bad our UK friends want... Post by Jasmyn on Feb 23rd, 2006, 9:55am Thanks Sanna for the tip ;) |
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Title: Re: Just how bad our UK friends want... Post by pattik on Feb 23rd, 2006, 10:01am Thanks, Sanna....we can let them pay for everything! [smiley=laugh.gif] |
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Title: Re: Just how bad our UK friends want... Post by imnotbub on Feb 23rd, 2006, 10:40am Sounds like a movie plot. Harrison Ford involved here? |
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Title: Re: Just how bad our UK friends want... Post by Charlie on Feb 23rd, 2006, 5:33pm What a story. Thanks. You may be right about the movie plot. These huge British heists have often been fodder for film. http://fool.exler.ru/sm/wow.gif?SSImageQuality=Full Charlie |
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Title: Re: Just how bad our UK friends want... Post by pubgirl on Feb 23rd, 2006, 6:33pm Charlie my darling one- you are right. In its day the "Great Train Robbery" was amongst the biggest (paltry amounts nowadays) and it happened right by my house in Cheddington, Bedfordshire! (Film: Buster with Phil Collins from Genesis) Such a fab legacy of robberies here but the USA holds the records for major company frauds (ooopppps, did I say that??? :-[) W |
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Title: Re: Just how bad our UK friends want... Post by Simon on Feb 23rd, 2006, 7:16pm Hang on - $43m would just about cover the fuel surcharge/airport taxes and the US visa to get in. We'd still have to pay for the flight. Looks like we'll still miss the wedding. :( S |
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