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You no longer need to walk into a bank to rob it. A team of stick-up men successfully stuck up a Brinks truck in Queens, N.Y.
As spotted on The Daily News, a pair of unidentified individuals hit a pretty big score in the Cambria Heights section of Queens on Monday (June 2). According to the report, the crooks ran up on the driver parked on Linden Boulevard and 205th Street near a Bank Of America location with a firearm. The two were able to take about $300,000 in cash from the truck and even the guard’s gun for good measure. Right after the two culprits were spotted driving away in a Black Chevrolet heading west on the Linden Boulevard. Thankfully, no one suffered any injuries during the incident.
Local workers in the area described that the robbery happened within the blink of an eye to Yahoo! News. “I was like, what? They have James Bond or something in this or something like that! There were helicopters and everything,” said Mohammed Salim. A representative for Brinks provided a statement regarding the robbery to ABC 7 News: “In general, and in the interest of the safety of our employees and others who may be affected on matters concerning law enforcement, we do not comment and recommend that you approach the relevant law enforcement agencies for further background on the incident.”
The investigation is ongoing.
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Do not show your plate to those who are hungry. Thieves made away with two million dimes in a Philadelphia street heist.
As spotted on CBS News local badges say some unidentified individuals hit a lick like never before. On Thursday, April 13 a truck was parked in the Northeast section of Philadelphia from the evening prior. While the vehicle was clearly unmarked, a team of robbers were wise to the contents and found a way to gain entry into the trailer. Inside were 15 pallets of ten cent coins; with each pallet holding just about $50,000 in dimes.
The crooks made away with roughly five of those pallets but left a mess during the heist. That morning police found the truck door wide open and hundreds of dimes on the floor. Originally authorities estimated their caper landed them $100,000 but have increased the guess to $200,000. Police say that the driver picked up the currency from the local mint Old City and was headed to another mint in Miami, Florida. The trucker said he parked it overnight in a Walmart parking lot to get some rest.
“There’s been a lot of cargo thefts here and there in Northeast Philly and South Philadelphia over the ensuing months where we’ve had lamb, chicken, TVs, refrigerators, etc. taken, alcohol,” Philadelphia Police Captain John Ryan said. Police are currently looking for “10 or more men wearing wearing all black”.
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