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No Quarter: Aussie gang pinched for stealing over $550,000... from parking meters

Ever since the advent of the parking meter, there have been hoods cracking them open and stealing the coins inside. Historically, we're talking about nickels and dimes here, but while those can add up, this is a different ballgame altogether. A gang of criminals in Queensland, Australia, has been arrested for stealing a whopping $800,000 (in Australian dollars, or about $550k in American greenbacks) from local parking meters. How'd they do it? Details aren't being disclosed while the investigation is still under way, other than to say that ... Read more →

London thieves pull jewel heist in a Bentley Noah Joseph

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 ...

No Quarter: Aussie gang pinched for stealing over $550,000... from parking meters 8 months ago on Autoblog

Ever since the advent of the parking meter, there have been hoods cracking them open and stealing the coins inside. Historically, we're talking about nickels and dimes here, but while those can add up, this is a different ballgame altogether. A gang of criminals in Queensland, Australia, has been ...

London thieves pull jewel heist in a Bentley 2 years ago on Autoblog

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 ...






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