Robbers. In this word, everyone sees their own meaning. For some, these are bad and dishonest people, but for others - heroes of novels. In any case, the case of the robber is difficult and requires a lot of effort. It is very difficult to become one these days. Technology has advanced, and so have security systems. But still, let's remember the most successful robbers of the past decades.
1. The Baker Street Robbery
London, 1971, Lloyds Bank. A gang of criminals stole £ 3 million, or 31 million today. The most interesting thing is their plan. The robbers were based in a shop across from the bank. And from their observation post they began to dig a tunnel. Thus, after a while, they made a tunnel to the very safe. When the theft came to an end, the radio of a random person picked up the signals of the gang's walkie-talkies. The citizen reported to the police. Law enforcement officers reacted quickly and began checking all banks in the area. But when they went to the right one, they checked only the doors of the safe. The steel "locks" turned out to be intact, since the tunnel was dug right into the storage. Then they turned around and left.
And only two years later they managed to catch the gang members. But the leader managed to escape and was not found. Later, the story of this robbery became cult. On her motive, they even made the film "The Baker Street Robbery" with Jason Stethem in the title role.
2. "Pink Panthers"
A group with such a catchy nickname operated in Serbia. They took part in massive armed robberies, and gained fame in 1993 after an affair in a jewelry store. Having penetrated into it, the criminals took out precious items worth 500,000 pounds. To hide the "proceeds", they used face cream tubes. This trick was performed by the heroes of the movie "The Return of the Pink Panther". Actually, because of this, the robbers got their name.
In total, there were about 200 people in the gang, but the leader Dragan Mikitsu still managed to catch. But he escaped in a pretty way. He climbed up the cable ladder. At this time, his subordinates distracted the guards, pouring machine-gun fire on the walls of the prison. It was not possible to detain him any longer.
3. Albert Spaggiari
This name belongs to a professional criminal from France. Together with his assistants, he robbed about 400 bank cells. His profit was 60 million francs. And the bandit gained fame when he raided the Societe Generale bank in 1970. The gang worked superbly and quickly. When the police arrived at the crime scene, they found a note. There was only one sentence in it: "No weapons, no hatred, no violence." Law enforcement agencies were surprised by this message, but still found one of the gang members.
At the trial, the man spoke about all his accomplices, including Albert Spaggiari. So they caught the leader. During the trial, Albert distracted the judge with false testimony. In a moment of confusion, he jumped up and jumped out the window. Downstairs his own motorcycle was waiting for him, and he disappeared on it. And the police couldn't catch him again.
4. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
This robbery was carried out in accordance with all the canons of cinema. The two criminals disguised themselves as police officers. Then they went to the museum and informed the guards that they had received a call and that they had arrived with a check. It was 1990 and this trick was still relevant, there were no problems with forgery of IDs. The guards easily believed them, and the "officers" handcuffed them and locked them in the basement. Then the men went up to the second floor and pulled the paintings out of the frames. Among the stolen items were works by Rembrandt and Monet, and with other works of art, the amount of loot was $ 500 million.
The employees returned to the museum only in the morning and found that they were missing. But it was too late and the police were unable to help. The museum, in turn, has nominated an award of 5 million for information on the whereabouts of the paintings. And a reminder of this robbery is the empty picture frames that hang in the museum to this day.
5. "Vacuum thieves" in France
In 2006, a gang of dangerously clever thieves appeared on the streets. They hunted for prey that was only in the Monoprix chain of stores. The fact is that all the money in the safe fell through pipes with air. And then the robbers realized that it was easier to break open the pipe than a huge metal door. And they will save time and the dynamite will remain. So they drilled a hole in the pipe. The criminals connected a device to it, which resembled a large vacuum cleaner in properties.
And then it’s a matter of technology, the envelopes simply did not have time to get into the safe. This method was also good in that it leaves no evidence. It is also fast enough. In just fifteen nights, robbers sucked $ 80,000 from stores. Since there was no break-in, the police had only photos from surveillance cameras of masked men. The criminals were never detained.
6. Museum of Modern Art in Paris
This robbery is an example of the imperfection of the security system and the carelessness of the museum. A lone man sneaked into the building in the cover of night. But the most interesting thing is that his penetration was not accompanied by a cunning plan. He just broke the glass in the window and climbed inside. At the same time, there was no signaling. But the security was there and claims that they did not hear anything. Seeing no resistance, the robber simply took out paintings by Picasso and Matisse, totaling £ 100 million.
All the employees and the police caught their eye only in the morning. But it was too late. The police's only guess is that the theft was initiated by an art lover. This guess did not lead to anything, and the robber successfully escaped.
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