Robbery in London - 300 deposit boxes

Robbery in London - 300 deposit boxes

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speedyman

1,525 posts

234 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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How do a bunch of old boys absail down liftshafts and crawl through holes in walls without having to have a good lie down afterwards, I'd be knacked.

MikeT66

2,680 posts

124 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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In no way condoning this theft, what's the betting that these chaps get heavier sentences than those traders caught in the foreign currency manipulation? Theft is theft, surely?

anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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MikeT66 said:
In no way condoning this theft, what's the betting that these chaps get heavier sentences than those traders caught in the foreign currency manipulation? Theft is theft, surely?
The rate manipulation isn't theft, but it'll be interesting to see the sentences the individual's receive.

speedyman said:
How do a bunch of old boys absail down liftshafts and crawl through holes in walls without having to have a good lie down afterwards, I'd be knacked.
I doubt they committed the primary offence. They likely arranged it / handled the stolen items.

anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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This is fascinating. There are so many questions.

What led police to finding all of them in just 6 weeks? They weren't all actually at the premises.

How did they pull it off? They set off an alarm, which should be game over (but they got very lucky with the police not responding). So what measures did they take to try to disable or not set it off? You wouldn't go in there not knowing how to work around the alarm.

Why were they still sitting on all that stolen stuff?

They look like pretty normal guys, they just don't look like crooks! Interesting.



Edited by RenOHH on Thursday 21st May 16:27

Scuffers

20,887 posts

274 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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RenOHH said:
How did they pull it off? They set off an alarm, which should be game over (but they got very lucky with the police not responding). So what measures did they take to try to disable or not set it off? You wouldn't go in there not knowing how to work around the alarm.
I would suggest they let the alarm go off, cleared out and waited to see what the response was.

ie. they gambled (correctly) on the response being SFA.

Roo

11,503 posts

207 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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Cheerful looking bunch.


Hi

1,362 posts

178 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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Roo said:
Cheerful looking bunch.

Apparently all these court drawings are done from memory after they have left the court, pretty incredible if you ask me!

Scuffers

20,887 posts

274 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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Roo said:
Cheerful looking bunch.

I am sure if it were you, you would be ecstatic about being in court.

Art0ir

9,401 posts

170 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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Roo said:
Cheerful looking bunch.

Financing the Fourth Reich maybe?

Oakey

27,565 posts

216 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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There are actual photos of some of them if anyone can be bothered to post them

Eleven

26,277 posts

222 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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Roo said:
Cheerful looking bunch.

So let's see, I've just been charged with a £10m burglary. Yes, that's about how cheerful I'd look.


Beati Dogu

8,889 posts

139 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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I think I'll wait for the inevitable film.

MarshPhantom

9,658 posts

137 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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Beati Dogu said:
I think I'll wait for the inevitable film.
Oldfellas?


hairyben

8,516 posts

183 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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RenOHH said:
This is fascinating. There are so many questions.

What led police to finding all of them in just 6 weeks? They weren't all actually at the premises.

How did they pull it off? They set off an alarm, which should be game over (but they got very lucky with the police not responding). So what measures did they take to try to disable or not set it off? You wouldn't go in there not knowing how to work around the alarm.

Why were they still sitting on all that stolen stuff?

They look like pretty normal guys, they just don't look like crooks! Interesting.
Someone snitched probably, normally the way it goes. look like a bunch of geezers, probably someone bragged to so-and-so down t'pub after a few sherberts and weaselface overheard then you have plod with a size 19 ommlette smeared all over their face probably shaking down every every pickpocket, shoplifter, druggie and scoundrel till someone squealed.

3 of the raided properties are within 5 mins walk of me in enfield, cops have been guarding the places, so far resisted the temptation to bang on the car window with a "if you see him, ask him if he's done with my drill he borrowed" when I walk past.

andy_s

19,400 posts

259 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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RenOHH said:
This is fascinating. There are so many questions.

What led police to finding all of them in just 6 weeks? They weren't all actually at the premises.

Edited by RenOHH on Thursday 21st May 16:27
Normal detective work; snouts & spinning kips.

Asterix

24,438 posts

228 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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MarshPhantom said:
Beati Dogu said:
I think I'll wait for the inevitable film.
Oldfellas?
hehe

Laurel Green

30,779 posts

232 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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I'm sure there will be more than a few sniggers when OAPs truck-up to the local Hatton Garden post office to withdraw their pensions in the coming weeks.

cahami

1,248 posts

206 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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So was it the brinks mat gold or not?

Ari

19,347 posts

215 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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RenOHH said:
They look like pretty normal guys, they just don't look like crooks! Interesting.
Did you expect stripy jerseys, masks, and sacks with 'SWAG' printed on them? biggrin


Puggit

48,439 posts

248 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
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The safety deposit company has gone bust - probably not a surprise.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11836...