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RALEIGH, N.C. – Authorities in eastern North Carolina say armed robbers stole $4 million in gold from a truck traveling on Interstate 95 from Florida to Massachusetts. The Wilson County Sheriff's Office says the two security guards working for Transvalue Inc. of Miami reported pulling to the side of the interstate after their vehicle began having mechanical problems. They were then approached by three armed men driving a white van who ordered the guards to lie on the ground, tied their hands behind their backs and then marched them into nearby woods. Authorities say the male suspects then unloaded barrels filled with gold and made their getaway. Link Gee, what rotten luck. |
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Yeah...no possibility of an inside job there.
Guys were smart not to make a move. Waingro would have gotten it on. |
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On I-95?
And no one witnessed this? Need look no further than the two guards driving the truck to find your perp. |
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That is, like, 276 227 pounds. Why in the hell would you not air-freight that?
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Authorities in eastern North Carolina say armed robbers stole $4 million in gold from a truck traveling on Interstate 95 from Florida to Massachusetts. The Wilson County Sheriff's Office says the two security guards working for Transvalue Inc. of Miami reported pulling to the side of the interstate after their vehicle began having mechanical problems. They were then approached by three armed men driving a white van who ordered the guards to lie on the ground, tied their hands behind their backs and then marched them into nearby woods. Authorities say the male suspects then unloaded barrels filled with gold and made their getaway. Link Gee, what rotten luck. View Quote I know my boys and I roll heavy just in case we come across a broke down armored car... |
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Quoted: I know my boys and I roll heavy just in case we come across a broke down armored car... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: RALEIGH, N.C. – Authorities in eastern North Carolina say armed robbers stole $4 million in gold from a truck traveling on Interstate 95 from Florida to Massachusetts. The Wilson County Sheriff's Office says the two security guards working for Transvalue Inc. of Miami reported pulling to the side of the interstate after their vehicle began having mechanical problems. They were then approached by three armed men driving a white van who ordered the guards to lie on the ground, tied their hands behind their backs and then marched them into nearby woods. Authorities say the male suspects then unloaded barrels filled with gold and made their getaway. Link Gee, what rotten luck. I know my boys and I roll heavy just in case we come across a broke down armored car... |
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Maybe not an inside job. Bad guys probably sabotaged the truck to force them to stop.
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"The van had NY plates and was filled with fat men armed with Mini 14s and revolvers!" View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Authorities in eastern North Carolina say armed robbers stole $4 million in gold from a truck traveling on Interstate 95 from Florida to Massachusetts. The Wilson County Sheriff's Office says the two security guards working for Transvalue Inc. of Miami reported pulling to the side of the interstate after their vehicle began having mechanical problems. They were then approached by three armed men driving a white van who ordered the guards to lie on the ground, tied their hands behind their backs and then marched them into nearby woods. Authorities say the male suspects then unloaded barrels filled with gold and made their getaway. Link Gee, what rotten luck. I know my boys and I roll heavy just in case we come across a broke down armored car... You're gonna get a strongly worded C&D letter from the A-Team legal counsel. |
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I know my boys and I roll heavy just in case we come across a broke down armored car... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Authorities in eastern North Carolina say armed robbers stole $4 million in gold from a truck traveling on Interstate 95 from Florida to Massachusetts. The Wilson County Sheriff's Office says the two security guards working for Transvalue Inc. of Miami reported pulling to the side of the interstate after their vehicle began having mechanical problems. They were then approached by three armed men driving a white van who ordered the guards to lie on the ground, tied their hands behind their backs and then marched them into nearby woods. Authorities say the male suspects then unloaded barrels filled with gold and made their getaway. Link Gee, what rotten luck. I know my boys and I roll heavy just in case we come across a broke down armored car... Maybe they were looking for a red Prius. |
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Somebody definitely knew what was inside and planned accordingly.
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I'm going to guess that the robbers sabotaged the truck or it was inside.
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How did they know which truck to sabotage and then get access to it? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Maybe not an inside job. Bad guys probably sabotaged the truck to force them to stop. How did they know which truck to sabotage and then get access to it? You do realize that armored trucks don't magically teleport gold and money into them while they are driving right? You do realize that they need to stop at locations to do a pickup and a dropoff right? |
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You would think they would stay in the armored truck until another truck shows up then back up to it to transfer the load. Sounds like an inside job for sure.
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You would think they would stay in the armored truck until another truck shows up then back up to it to transfer the load. Sounds like an inside job for sure. View Quote Article doesn't say if they were inside or outside, but depending on the type of arms the criminals were carrying, that could change the situation drastically. |
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You do realize that armored trucks don't magically teleport gold and money into them while they are driving right? You do realize that they need to stop at locations to do a pickup and a dropoff right? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Maybe not an inside job. Bad guys probably sabotaged the truck to force them to stop. How did they know which truck to sabotage and then get access to it? You do realize that armored trucks don't magically teleport gold and money into them while they are driving right? You do realize that they need to stop at locations to do a pickup and a dropoff right? I'm thinking a truck moving from Florida to Mass with a very specific amount of gold is not the same struck running around making the night deposit pickups. It departed a very specific origin on it's way to a very specific destination 1300 miles away. This wasn't a Dunbar truck filled with canvas zippered bags of quarters. Perps either new every detail of the trucks route and cargo, or a few hood rats got extremely lucky on the one of the most busy highways in America. |
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You do realize that armored trucks don't magically teleport gold and money into them while they are driving right? You do realize that they need to stop at locations to do a pickup and a dropoff right? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Maybe not an inside job. Bad guys probably sabotaged the truck to force them to stop. How did they know which truck to sabotage and then get access to it? You do realize that armored trucks don't magically teleport gold and money into them while they are driving right? You do realize that they need to stop at locations to do a pickup and a dropoff right? And when you climb under the truck with your set of tools, the guards will just pretend that you're not there. You'll also have to make sure that whatever you do causes the truck to fail at some place where you can attack the crew, steal the load, and escape with minimal observation/intervention. It won't work if the truck bites the big one at a red light in front of the police station. |
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Quoted: On I-95? And no one witnessed this? Need look no further than the two guards driving the truck to find your perp. View Quote I can think of a lot of ways they knew when & where to rob the what (what being Gold) The insurance carrier might require a report of movement from the vault? Anyone with access to the gold departures from point A to point B ? Any other person who had the place under surveillance for movements of Gold? You know there really are crews out there like in Heat right? They usually don't get caught because they are experienced and minimize their risks. Now some MFGers send an escort with a tractor Trailer load of cigarettes. Know what a trailer load is worth? 600 packs per case, 800 cases = over $2.5 million dollars wholesale , $1.5 million @ .40 cents on the dollar |
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Quoted: Article doesn't say if they were inside or outside, but depending on the type of arms the criminals were carrying, that could change the situation drastically. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: You would think they would stay in the armored truck until another truck shows up then back up to it to transfer the load. Sounds like an inside job for sure. Article doesn't say if they were inside or outside, but depending on the type of arms the criminals were carrying, that could change the situation drastically. What would you do? |
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They duct tape whats looks like 8 sticks of dynamite to the windshield and hold a lighter near the fuse and say open the doors or we light this? What would you do? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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You would think they would stay in the armored truck until another truck shows up then back up to it to transfer the load. Sounds like an inside job for sure. Article doesn't say if they were inside or outside, but depending on the type of arms the criminals were carrying, that could change the situation drastically. What would you do? Hit the windshield washer button. |
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You would think they would stay in the armored truck until another truck shows up then back up to it to transfer the load. Sounds like an inside job for sure. Article doesn't say if they were inside or outside, but depending on the type of arms the criminals were carrying, that could change the situation drastically. What would you do? Hit the windshield washer button. |
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Maybe not an inside job. Bad guys probably sabotaged the truck to force them to stop. View Quote I tend to think the majority of criminals are not actually like how they are portrayed in movies like the Italian Job or heat. I think it more likely that they guys driving the truck were simply in on it. but if they werent they sure are gonna wish they were with the amount of heat coming down on them. |
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at today's spot price, $4 million worth of gold is about 8 of these 400 toz bars http://www.usacoinbook.com/us-coins/gold-bar-400-ounce.jpg View Quote So what did you do with the other 7? |
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