HIGHWAY HEIST: Thieves make off with millions in gems, gold
"We are looking at more than $100 million in documented losses," International Gem and Jewelry Show President Arnold Duke told the Los Angeles Times. "This was an absolutely huge crime. One of the largest jewelry heists ever. We are talking gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and loads of luxury watches."Standard Brinks security trucks are armored vehicles equipped with a variety of safety features and armed personnel.
A Brink's armored truck parked in front of Lunardi's Markets at Palos Verdes Mall in Walnut Creek, Calif., March 15, 2021.. The losses could threaten several businesses whose merchandise was on the truck. "There were 15 exhibitors each with $5 [million] to $10 million in merchandise," Duke added. "These are small businesses with their entire wealth vested in that truck. It has destroyed them financially, and it affected their health in some cases."Robbers inare targeting victims with high-end watches worth thousands of dollars, authorities said.
The logo of a Brinks truck near a Versace store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Calif., May 21, 2013.
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