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LCS Robbery in Sunnyvale, California

HotfootspinHotfootspin Posts: 430 ✭✭
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Masked men rob coin dealer, torch car

I used to work in Sunnyvale, and I would shop at this store on my lunch hour. At that time, there were two owners and there wasn't a woman working in the store.

These kinds of stories are difficult but it's important that everyone know how bad it can be. Please be careful.

Thanks,
Mark
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  • MilkmanDanMilkmanDan Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Snap, this is my hood. It's not like this is a bad part of town either. Yikes!
  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    appreciate the link
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  • WTCGWTCG Posts: 8,940 ✭✭✭
    I just saw the article about a half hour ago. I still stop by there once in a while and usually around the time the incident happened. The part about driving into the underground garage initially confused me. While the shop and the underground garage are generally in the same complex, it still takes a few moments to from one place to the other.

    Just to clarify, the (very petite) woman is an employee of the shop. I am uncertain if the owner was there when this happened but it would be unusual if she was at the shop by herself.
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  • WTCGWTCG Posts: 8,940 ✭✭✭


    << <i>At that time, there were two owners and there wasn't a woman working in the store. >>



    That shop has always had only one owner. Dale Harrington, the other guy, was only an employee but is no longer involved with the shop due to his serious health issues.
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  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oh no !!!, not another one.
    Timbuk3
  • GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 17,907 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Disgusting human trash!image
  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    other thread
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    <--- look what's behind the mask! - cool link 1/NO ~ 2/NNP ~ 3/NNC ~ 4/CF ~ 5/PG ~ 6/Cert ~ 7/NGC 7a/NGC pop~ 8/NGCF ~ 9/HA archives ~ 10/PM ~ 11/NM ~ 12/ANACS cert ~ 13/ANACS pop - report fakes 1/ACEF ~ report fakes/thefts 1/NCIS - Numi-Classes SS ~ Bass ~ Transcribed Docs NNP - clashed coins - error training - V V mm styles -

  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Snap, this is my hood. It's not like this is a bad part of town either. Yikes! >>



    I used to live blocks from the store-- in 11 years I'd not had single vehicle break in. I'd walk around Sunnyvale at 1:00 in the morning with my dog without worry. It's a very safe place.
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  • CoinspongeCoinsponge Posts: 3,927 ✭✭✭
    I guess that coin shops are now perceived as easier targets than banks and convenient stores. Sad.
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  • dogwooddogwood Posts: 1,935 ✭✭✭✭
    At least no lives were lost.
    In 1994, I went to the Fremont coin shop one day around lunch, looked around, bought a numismatic news, and left.
    Moments later the place was robbed and the owner was killed.
    They caught the perps in Vegas.
    B&M's are always targets, regretfully.
    Be safe.
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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,178 ✭✭✭✭✭
    great and with this not so great economy who needs it. fry the buggers
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,816 ✭✭✭✭✭
    very sad

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  • truthtellertruthteller Posts: 1,240 ✭✭
    Local coin store in Santa Barbara, CA got burglarized a couple of weeks ago. Smash and grab operation. Coin stores are getting hit all over.


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