OT Louvre target of robbery, robbers get away with “priceless” artifacts “inestimable value”

[PDXFonz]

Louvre heist: Thieves steal priceless jewels, Paris museum closed

The museum was closed for the day Sunday after the robbery, which was carried out by thieves using a ladder mounted on the back of a truck, officials said.

www.nbcnews.com

This is wild, like something out of a movie. And they got away in motorized scooters?!?

How could you ever expect to sell something which is so unique and easily recognizable. Going to have to sell them to a criminal on the black market. I feel like you can just about guarantee that there will be undercovers looking to find these available for sale somewhere.

The robbers must have some lead on somebody already vetted, otherwise moving them is going to be incredibly difficult. Should be fun to see it unfold…

Who thinks they end up doing a stupid deal and getting arrested because of it?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Dammit, if I had known it was this easy, I would have done it and then bought the Blazers.

 

[Haakzilla]

Louvre heist: Thieves steal priceless jewels, Paris museum closed

The museum was closed for the day Sunday after the robbery, which was carried out by thieves using a ladder mounted on the back of a truck, officials said.

www.nbcnews.com

This is wild, like something out of a movie. And they got away in motorized scooters?!?

How could you ever expect to sell something which is so unique and easily recognizable. Going to have to sell them to a criminal on the black market. I feel like you can just about guarantee that there will be undercovers looking to find these available for sale somewhere.

The robbers must have some lead on somebody already vetted, otherwise moving them is going to be incredibly difficult. Should be fun to see it unfold…

Who thinks they end up doing a stupid deal and getting arrested because of it?

Jewels can be manipulated into different works of art etc...to keep them as is would definitely lead to pre-arranged buyer (quite possibly the job financier all in one)

 

[BigGameDamian]

They stole a page out of Grand Theft Auto.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Louvre heist: Thieves steal priceless jewels, Paris museum closed

The museum was closed for the day Sunday after the robbery, which was carried out by thieves using a ladder mounted on the back of a truck, officials said.

www.nbcnews.com

This is wild, like something out of a movie. And they got away in motorized scooters?!?

How could you ever expect to sell something which is so unique and easily recognizable. Going to have to sell them to a criminal on the black market. I feel like you can just about guarantee that there will be undercovers looking to find these available for sale somewhere.

The robbers must have some lead on somebody already vetted, otherwise moving them is going to be incredibly difficult. Should be fun to see it unfold…

Who thinks they end up doing a stupid deal and getting arrested because of it?

I think this was organized and funded by a wealthy individual. We'll never know who these people are.

 

[PDXFonz]

I think this was organized and funded by a wealthy individual. We'll never know who these people are.

There had to have been somebody basically funding it right? Someone with enough money to pay for it, but less than it’s said the pieces would go at auction?

7 minutes? If it only took 7 minutes then only an OSHA inspector spotting a violation would realize there was something going on… Or anybody with the museum which would know that there was no building maintenance scheduled for that day.

Whoever did it probably isn’t even French. They very well might be English.

 

[Phatguysrule]

There had to have been somebody basically funding it right? Someone with enough money to pay for it, but less than it’s said the pieces would go at auction?

7 minutes? If it only took 7 minutes then only an OSHA inspector spotting a violation would realize there was something going on… Or anybody with the museum which would know that there was no building maintenance scheduled for that day.

Whoever did it probably isn’t even French. They very well might be English.

Probably a significant discount over what they would go for at auction. Could have probably paid each person $1 million and come out well ahead.

And now those items are in that rich person's collection.

 

[PDXFonz]

Probably a significant discount over what they would go for at auction. Could have probably paid each person $1 million and come out well ahead.

And now those items are in that rich person's collection.

They just released an image of the suspect

 

[Chris Craig]

In broad daylight? While the museum was open? Did they wear disguises? Brazen.