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London thieves pull jewel heist in a Bentley
Stealing jewelry in suits and Bentleys? Sounds like something out of blockbuster fiction like The Thomas Crown Affair, but life appears to have imitated art imitating life in London, where thieves pulled an armed heist Hollywood style.
The BBC reports indicate that two men, posing as wealthy tourists, arrived at the west London jewelry store dressed to the proverbial nines, as if potential customers, before pulling out firearms and taking millions in pricey bling and escaping in a waiting Bentley Continental Flying Spur.
Scotland Yard are undoubtedly investigating the robbery, but no details have been released beyond the initial report. If you're thinking thieves with Bentleys wouldn't need to steal, the Bentley was reportedly rented. That can't be a common occurrence, even in London. (Are you listening, inspectors?)
[Source: Motor Authority]
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Rob 6:43PM (7/11/2007)
I can hear them being chased by the police...
neee-nahh neee-nahh neee-nahh neee-nahh
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Tony 6:49PM (7/11/2007)
If I were to get a getaway car, I prob. won't go rent one since I need to show them my ID to rent it. Even if I do, I certainly would never rent a Bentley, because how often does someone rent a Benley? It makes the cops job easy.
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Barney 8:10PM (7/11/2007)
Perhaps these thieves weren't stupid enough to give their proper ID. A Bentley would probably be the least auspicious car associated with robbers and hence could be why the robbers haven't been caught.
Keith 8:16PM (7/11/2007)
People who brandish firearms and steal millions of dollars in jewelry are probably savvy enough to procure fake IDs. They had to know the car would be quickly traced because London has an extensive network of cameras that record every vehicles movement.
MikeW 7:39PM (7/11/2007)
But it had Hyundai badge.
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Brooksie 1:35PM (7/15/2007)
LOLhahahahaha....
XJ 7:39PM (7/11/2007)
Looks like a Hyundai...
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Lee Roy Brandon III 8:39PM (7/11/2007)
I agree. Likely the 4-door version of the new "Chromo" (or is it Chrome) coupe. That's how smart these thieves are... everyone thinks they're flossing a Bentley, haha.
automagv 8:01PM (7/11/2007)
Awesome. I know it's bad to look up to criminals, but when your getaway car is an uber luxury sedan like this I start to rethink my 5 year plan. If only they threw a bag of money in the streets as they were getting away they would be my personal heroes.
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Barney 12:49AM (7/12/2007)
I know how you feel. Crooks with dignity and hopefully a little blood of Robin Hood.
Magny-Cours 8:45PM (7/11/2007)
If you have to do it, at least do it in style :)
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tri-5 7:44AM (7/12/2007)
I highly doubt they were able to get very far without being noticed with the number of cameras in that city. That's not to say they didn't get away momentarily. Pulling off crimes in London is becoming increasingly difficult because they're always watching you. I suspect it's only a matter of time before they're caught.
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jeff in toronto 8:49AM (7/12/2007)
You need to think outside the box. They were "posing" as rich tourists, so perhaps they didn't even live in the U.K. in the first place. You come over from Germany, or wherever, rent a Bentley with fake ID (its harder to spot fake ID from a foreign country), rob the store, get back on a plane. The Bentley is ditched, and they have no suspects in their database because they aren't in, or from the U.K.
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dreamer 9:10PM (7/21/2007)
i know people may think that I am just a big joke. Believe what you want to believe but i dreamt this event. The names of the two robbers are Chris and Gillian.
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