Shipment of gold stolen!

[Msbeepbeep]

Ok guys, who intercepted the shipment of gold from Florida to Massachusetts?
Happened in South Carolina (I think) it was just on the news.
I know it's been a long I winter, but sheesh! And NO it won't count for Banner!

 

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[pepperj]

$4.8M in Gold Bars Stolen in Armored Truck Heist on Highway - ABC News

They just happened to be driving by I guess when the armoured truck broke down.

Stories like this for some reason have inside job written all over them.

 

[kingskid1611]

What a fascinating story.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

My bad, it was North Carolina. Thanks for posting the story pepperj!
Ya it's just a little suspicious of an inside job.
Gold is fascinating!

 

[SusanMN]

Yes, and if the "finder" would post pics, that would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[Limitool]

Inside job all the way... maybe just one of the guards. What the hell are the odds of a breakdown, bad guys just happening by and getting the "drop" on all the guards?

This shouldn't take long to solve. Whatever guards were involved had better be patient... like 20+ years patient.

 

[Coinhawk]

Maybe they should inquire with every smelter within a day's drive of that heist to see if 300 pounds of gold was dropped off to be melted down. I wouldn't think the gold would stay in bar form for long, since that is more identifiable.

I hope they catch everyone involved and recover the gold.

Reminds me of an old Dwarf song:

"Far over the Misty Mountains cold...."

 

[Msbeepbeep]

I'm guessing they weren't using a metal detector to find that one. GPS maybe.
Who knew they ship gold in what looks like a normal 18 wheeler!
A little excitement for the snow bound....I wonder if they buried it?.....just wondering.

Yes who ever finds it definitely post the pics! We'd all like to see that!

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Another missing treasure legend is born. They likely buried it and left signs chiseled in rocks with all the appropriate "secret" codes.

 

[Coinhawk]

Another missing treasure legend is born. They likely buried it and left signs chiseled in rocks with all the appropriate "secret" codes.

I bet they spent weeks ahead of the crime working out what the playfair cypher would reveal in a tight ABAB rhyming clue.

 

[pepperj]

Inside job all the way... maybe just one of the guards. What the hell are the odds of a breakdown, bad guys just happening by and getting the "drop" on all the guards?

This shouldn't take long to solve. Whatever guards were involved had better be patient... like 20+ years patient.

Well it's a well known fact that when a person is getting a lowly wage and transporting $$$ it's only a matter of time till temptation takes some down the wrong road.

 

[BosnMate]

Wow! A treasure that doesn't involve a Knight, Mason, Japanese, Nigerian, or a Dutchman that got lost. This could get exciting. We need a dowser to work over a map to find 300 lbs of gold. Hey, don't laugh, I've seen them advertised, just didn't buy one when I had the chance. Those thieves are going to have to hide it somewhere, and be able to go back and find it themselves, so there will be the coded map. Stand by, this is just the beginning, the legend starts. That is unless the dowser gets there first.

 

[bigfoot1]

Its all prolly just a big mistake.The guards were on the wrong truck.Right about now some trucker is opening his trailer full of japaneese car parts on some lonely loading dock.Boy is his day about to change..

 

[Limitool]

Maybe they should inquire with every smelter within a day's drive of that heist to see if 300 pounds of gold was dropped off to be melted down. I wouldn't think the gold would stay in bar form for long, since that is more identifiable.

That may be true... but gold is EASY to melt. Any amateur could do it easily.

 

[pepperj]

Its all prolly just a big mistake.The guards were on the wrong truck.Right about now some trucker is opening his trailer full of japaneese car parts on some lonely loading dock.Boy is his day about to change..

He would turn it in and collect the $50,000 reward, then the IRS takes it's half share, he gets miffed and takes the next load for himself.

 

[Juice in the hole]

Should I plan on heading down to Wilson to do some detecting once things cool off?

The latest from a local station; it doesn't look like the sheriff office is buying the guard's story. Video and story at link:

Detectives suspected inside job in North Carolina gold heist - sketches released | abc11.com

 

[Msbeepbeep]

All they would have to do is save the GPS co-ordinance, no map, black painted hand print on a rock, or death bed confession with whispered location.

Question is how well do you think they planned it out or was it more like spur of the moment? That would have a lot to do with how well they either hid or handled the gold.

I can hear the pitter patter of TH'ers feet headed there now! Lol!

 

[Juice in the hole]

All they would have to do is save the GPS co-ordinance, no map, black painted hand print on a rock, or death bed confession with whispered location.

Question is how well do you think they planned it out or was it more like spur of the moment? That would have a lot to do with how well they either hid or handled the gold.

I can hear the pitter patter of TH'ers feet headed there now! Lol!

I'm starting to think that the guards might not have had anything to do with it, but were instead incompetent boobs that were intentionally inserted into the situation for an expected outcome. Maybe an insurance scam or simply a supervisor who scheduled the shipment and then hired henchmen to rob the truck? Just speculation of course.

One thing is for certain in this story and that is if these drivers weren't complicit in the crime, they have to be the worst security guards on the planet earth. Who in their right mind pulls over on the side of the road with 9.8 million in gold and silver on board and then jumps out to stretch their legs without their guns? And why would the company shipping the load (again, 9.8 MILLION!) send it out for delivery without at least a basic security detail? Stuffing gold and silver bars into barrels and securing the lot with a Masterlock? What legitimate insurance company would sign off on these practices? I see more professional tactics used by the guys dropping off petty cash at the Walmart. Something sure is fishy and I predict someone getting burned very badly over this. Unless of course they've already fled to Mexico.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

I was a little surprised it was shipped in a regular semi with very little security, tells me this is probably how they always ship it, until now. What sized vehicle did they cart it off in, another semi?

 

[Limitool]

I was a little surprised it was shipped in a regular semi with very little security, tells me this is probably how they always ship it, until now. What sized vehicle did they cart it off in, another semi?

They didn't carry away much weight... hell my Cobalt could have carried away what they took!!!!