Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Good Ol' Fashioned Jewel Heist
You don't hear about large jewel thefts in Canada too often, especially $5M heists.
One would think that having $5 million worth of ANYTHING would cause an owner to protect himself. Apparently, Toronto folk are a little more lax when it comes to security:
Would you trust $5M to an alarm system and a safe? I know, I know, I shouldn't rag on the victim.... but common!
Toronto police are investigating the theft of more than $5 million worth of diamonds from a north-end distributor over the weekend.
The heist was well co-ordinated as thieves disabled a security alarm by cutting telephone lines and then cut open two large safes containing cut and uncut loose diamonds.
One would think that having $5 million worth of ANYTHING would cause an owner to protect himself. Apparently, Toronto folk are a little more lax when it comes to security:
There are no surveillance cameras on the property and police don't have any suspects.
Would you trust $5M to an alarm system and a safe? I know, I know, I shouldn't rag on the victim.... but common!
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