Busted in Ecuador: 86 lb bucket of gold flakes stolen from truck in NYC
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http://nypost.com/2017/19/gold-flakes-thief-busted-in-ecuador/ http://nypost.com/2016/12/21/cops-id-suspect-who-swiped-gold-flakes-from-armored-truck/
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Holey moley.... wow.... what a haul..... and captured on camera. Nice try, but no cigar - they will have this dude very soon. Cheers, RickO
Armored car guys might be looking for new employment.
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Thief appears to have no problem holding what is the equivalent in weight of two ASE monster boxes at chest level while he makes his get away. I suspect the reported weight was actually much less.
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Geeez !!!
Theft is theft, even if the bucket had been left on the sidewalk by security it would still be off limits.
I am surprised...they claim he got into a white van and went to Florida.... how they know this and he is not yet captured astounds me.... Cheers, RickO
Poor guy must have been shocked when he opened what he thought was a bucket of nickels, dimes and quarters.
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You'd think with the high tech devices maybe bumping the theft up to the best US satellites and military intelligence they could have nailed the perp. quickly. It would have sent a good message; same goes with all the thefts we experience in the hobby.
I have not seen any further reports on this issue... has anyone else? Cheers, RickO
If he has the money to not have to sell right away I think he will get away with it.
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No update yet but it took one year to get this gold thief in Florida.
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/03/17/plea-hearing-suspected-gold-heist-mastermind/
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They havent said much else, except he may be in FLA. Which is pretty vague
havent seen much on it since its been reported a few days ago/
Very strange.... all on film, tracked to a van...somehow 'knows' he went to Florida, and now ... silence. Cheers, RickO
very strange. Why they waited 2 months to report this unless they were worried that any questionable characters that knew this guy would probably kill him immediately if they saw this video. Other than that, it was kept a secret.
Just heard he was arrested. Will post link once I find one..
If you scroll down after the article there is an article about his capture.
Pretty ridiculous when you start reading about the guy.
He hasn't been captured yet from what I read, apparently, the police are looking for help finding him in LA.
This is ridiculous.... I went back and re-read the article...and scrolled down.... no further information, even in the comments.... seems the dude is still out there.....Cheers, RickO
This just on the news......
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/12/21/nyc-cops-gold-flakes-thief-believed-hiding-in-los-angeles.html
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Funny comments under the article.
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The guy is persistent.
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He is persistent and STILL out there.... no doubt trying to figure out how to get the gold out of the country... and himself.... If he does that...he is home free.... Cheers, RickO
first FLA now CA, Thought they knew where he was originally? ridiculoous
Fly by night thief. What are the chances you suppose he will be caught before trying to go "south of the border"?
A think after 4 deportations, something a little bit more serious should happen to him.
I think a good bet could be made that he has already booked a boat out of the country. Cheers, RickO
Expect DHS to conduct a covert manhunt for this pro. You won't know if and when he is apprehended if DHS captures him, unless they feel it is beneficial to recovery.
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100K reward, someone will drop a dime on this crook.
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I am beginning to think this dude might get away with it.... well, from authorities anyway - he is also a prime target for other criminals.... Cheers, RickO
Perhaps he committed this act so that he could pay off a debt of some sort, he sure seems adept at skirting US laws.
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Been doing the same here. But with waiting for him to walk in and ask me to make it into bars. Poured some nice ones lately but nothing that big or that pure.
Flakes in NYC?
Now I find that hard to believe.
Still no news of his capture..... starting to believe he made it out of the U.S.. Cheers, RickO
finally busted in Ecuador
Good to do.
Where did you hear this, LowBudget?
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
Yep.... here it is.....
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/19/man-who-allegedly-stole-1-6m-in-gold-flakes-in-nyc-arrested-in-ecuador-was-reportedly-deported-4-times.html
Cheers, RickO
I'll tell you what smells in all of this.
There's no way that bucket weighs 86 lbs.
I've had the experience of lifting a 1000 oz bar of silver (while in a metal drum just like the one in the video) which by the way, weighs 62.5 lbs and I can tell you by the evidence on that video, showing how this man lifts this bucket down from the truck and carries it (almost running with it), tells me NO WAY did it even weigh 62 lbs.
A slight case of over exaggeration, most likely for the insurance companies.
Leave him in Ecuador. Why bring him back ? To commit more crimes ?
President Trump will take care of that.
He'll build a wall around Ecuador so he can't come back.
Imagine trying to run down the street with a 47 pound ASE monster box.
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"...NO WAY did it even weigh 62 lbs.
A slight case of over exaggeration, most likely for the insurance companies." Definitely a possibility, however, something like that MUST have had strictly documented chain of possession with weight duly recorded and verified. If not, I surely would not want to use that company. Cheers, RickO
Did they get the Gold? The guy was an illegal and deported 4 times.
Draw your own conclusions.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5354067/Man-shares-stole-1-6million-gold-escaped.html
So the guy basically gets a slap on the wrist. Has the girlfriend in NJ been nailed yet?
Of course she's been nailed, not sure if they caught her yet though
At least they caught him.
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In the news the reporter interviewed him and he said that he was laughing when he saw the news that day of the theft. He said that because of the word gold flakes. He said "What gold flakes? I got gold bars which i then sawed into pieces and sold in the black market for a million something." ...
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I heard they found the girlfriend in NJ and she was part of the interview the other day. She said the police got the money that was left, through a search/raid, I didn't see any follow up on it.
Well that wraps up most of the story... however, I do not believe that they got all the money. She likely has a large stash somewhere....Cheers, RickO