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Friday Morning Spice
05 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Steep municipal tariffs proposed, How religions have responded to total solar eclipses over the centuries, Kiss sell music catalogue and face paint designs, Popularity of Padel now encroaching on a wetland, Competition Commission slapping Microsoft with monopoly complaint, and Double blow for ice cream and chocolate lovers.
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Jewellery Heist At East Rand Mall In Boksburg Turned Into High-Speed Chase [Video]
19 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
A gang of heavily armed thieves stormed a jewellery store in the East Rand Mall in Boksburg yesterday, running off with a bag full of gold and diamonds worth millions of rand.
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Ever Heard Of The Intern Who Stole Moon Rocks From A Secure NASA Facility So He Could Have Sex With His Girlfriend On It?
25 May 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
This guy might have gotten his rocks off on the space rocks, but the Hollywood-like crime caper came to an end when he eventually got caught by the FBI.
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‘Ocean’s 11’-Level Heist Of Jewellery Nets Huge Payday For Thieves
19 Jul 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
A jewellery heist in California has been compared to some fabled movie efforts, with thieves bold enough to steal between 25 and 30 bags of rare and expensive jewellery.
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Crooks, Police, And Netcare911 Choppers Involved In Shootout Like A “War Movie” [Videos]
22 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The frightening shootout, which has been described as a “warzone” by eyewitnesses and a “hostage drama” by paramedics on the scene, killed eight people and injured many, including four officers.
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Dunoon Cash-In-Transit Heist Ends With Shootout [Videos]
03 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
A CIT vehicle was ambushed by an unknown number of armed gunmen in Potsdam Road at the Shoprite Centre.
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One Of The Most Audacious Art Heists In History Was Carried Out By Students [Video]
26 Jan 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Chas Allen was one of four college students who trained their thieving eyes on the Transylvania University Private Collections Museum in Kentucky, famous for housing some of the rarest (and most valuable) books and paintings in the world.
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Brazil’s ‘Mad Max’ Bank Heists Are Out Of Control
09 Sep 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The spiralling bank heist situation in Brazil is being referred to as the “Novo Cangaço” (“New Struggle”) with the degree of violence approaching a “Mad Max level”.
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Your Step-By-Step Guide To Robbing A Bank [Video]
08 Sep 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For as long as there have been banks, there have been people trying to rob them.
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Brazilian Bank Heist Used Bombs, Drones, And Human Shields [Videos]
31 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A gang of heavily armed bank robbers burnt cars and strapped hostages to their getaway vehicles after a violent raid in the Brazilian city of Araçatuba.
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You Almost Have To Appreciate This Alleged Diamond Thief’s Technique
21 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Hotel meetings, sleight of hand swaps, and a change of clothing in a pub toilet all form part of an elaborate London jewellery heist.
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Infamous US Heists Analysed In Netflix True-Crime Series [Trailer]
13 Jul 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
‘Heist’, a true-crime series that hits Netflix tomorrow (July 14), chronicles three of the biggest heists in modern American history, as explained by the people who pulled them off.
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Centurion Cash-In-Transit Heist Turns Deadly [Videos]
01 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A gang targeted a cash-in-transit (CIT) vehicle earlier today at Mall@55 in Centurion, with one suspect dying during a gunfight.
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New Footage Of Leo Prinsloo’s Driving Skills As Death Threats Roll In [Video]
06 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
New footage shows that rather than running from trouble, Prinsloo was actually chasing the attackers, trying to drive into them and ram them off the road.
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Hollywood-Like Story Of Spy Camera Bank Heists
22 Apr 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As skilled as Val Cooper, 56, Alex Levin, 52, and Gari Smith, 49, were, they did still end up getting caught.
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Inside The Great Mystery Of The Oxford Picture Gallery Heist
10 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
It has been almost a year since thieves broke into the Oxford Picture Gallery, making off with three paintings, and never to be seen again.
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Even ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Can’t Compete With This Notorious Art Heist
18 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
In October of 2012, a small crew of thieves cased and then robbed the Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam, making off with seven famous artworks worth millions.
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Why That Bomb-Strapping Cash-In-Transit Heist In Cape Town Has Experts So Worried
02 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Cash-in-transit heists are unfortunately a dime a dozen, but new tactics being employed have criminologists and industry insiders very worried.
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Even SA’s Biggest Mining Companies Aren’t Safe From Sophisticated Heists
08 Dec 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Over the past few years, sophisticated attacks on gold plants in the country have spiked, with some even using explosives to blast their way through walls.
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Just Another Morning Heist As Armed Gang Raids Durban Jewellery [Videos]
10 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
In another brazen morning jewellery heist, armed crooks attacked Narandas Jewellers at Gateway Mall in Durban.
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KZN Truck Driver Keeps Cool As Gunmen Fire Off Rounds [Video]
13 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
A truck driver was forced to duck for cover in order to avoid gunfire while driving on a stretch of road in the KwaZulu-Natal region.
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Latest Broad Daylight Heist Comes Via Roodepoort [Video]
25 Sep 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Videos like this are why I’m always uncomfortable when I see a cash-in-transit van around. Things look to be going fine, and then in a split second, there are people with guns.
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It’s Been A While Since We’ve Covered A Daytime Jewellery Store Heist [Videos]
12 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Yesterday, two jewellery heists played out in two different provinces, with both ending in gunfire.
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Explosion And Gunshots During Gauteng Cash-In-Transit Heist [Videos]
10 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A gang, armed with rifles and explosives, launched an attack on a cash-in-transit van in Vanderbijlpark yesterday morning.
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Fake Cops, Sleuths, And A $500 Million Haul – Wild Story Of One Of The Art World’s Biggest Mysteries
03 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On St. Patrick’s Day in 1990, security guards at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston made an error in judgement that set in motion a quite incredible chain of events.
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Mad Rush For Money After Cash-In-Transit Heist Explosion [Videos]
03 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A cash-in-transit vehicle was rammed with a vehicle, before an explosive device was used to gain access. Whilst the suspects escaped, they did leave behind some of their loot.
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Real-Life ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Heist Sees Thieves Make Off With R86 Million In Jewels
03 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
“One of the most audacious heists in British history” plays out like the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster.
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Seven Of The Most Impressive Jewellery Heists In Modern History
06 Dec 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Over the years, some sophisticated criminals have managed to pull off jobs that make the events of ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ look like child’s play.
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They’re Calling This The Biggest Art Heist In History [Videos]
26 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Master thieves have stolen priceless diamond jewellery from one of Europe’s largest treasure collections.
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Cape Town’s Jewellery Stores Are Under Siege
13 Aug 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A number of Cape Town jewellery stores have fallen victim to violent criminals over the past few weeks.
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