Sacré bleu!

Revi$_I$l@nd · 03-31-2010, 11:50 AM

[quote]At least £22million in cash and jewellery has been stolen after four men tunnelled into the vaults of a Paris bank and emptied 200 safes.
The heist - already being described as France's 'crime of the century' - saw the gang start digging in a neighbouring cellar, before using pickaxes and a even a flame thrower to break through 31in thick walls to the vaults.
Once inside the Credit Lyonnais branch, which was closed for refurbishment, they tied up a guard and warned him he would be shot if he did not stay still.

They then spent 'a leisurely time' breaking open and emptying the high-security private safe deposit boxes, police said.
The gang, nicknamed The Termites, is thought to have spent several days weakening the walls before they struck.

A police officer added: 'The whole thing was clearly meticulously planned - the criminals were ice cool and determined.'
The robbers entered the bank, in the upmarket Avenue de l'Opera, at around 10pm on Saturday and left at 7am on Sunday. After filling bags with cash, jewels and valuables, they started a fire which set off sprinklers to flood the basement and destroy evidence.
A spokesman for the Paris Criminal Brigade said the heist bore the hallmarks of previous robberies of smaller banks around the French capital in which walls were broken down during periods of refurbishment.
A spokesman for Credit Lyonnais said the branch, near the Louvre Museum, had been closed for weeks while being modernised. 'Unfortunately we weren't able to remove the safety deposit boxes during this period,' he added.
The crime has echoes of a £6million robbery in Nice in 1976 when self-styled master criminal Albert Spaggiari spent two months drilling a 25ft tunnel into a bank.
His gang spent four days in the bank over a holiday weekend and left a message behind which read: 'Without hatred, without violence, without weapons.'
The branch is situated at the bottom of an office block which was completely deserted at the weekend. There was only the one private security guard on duty.
The Paris Criminal Brigade is investigating the latest heist. A spokesman said the fire had ‘undoubtedly damaged the crime scene, making the compilation of evidence difficult.’
He said no exact figure could be put on what they got away with, as it was not known exactly what was in the boxes.
However, he estimated that the cash and valuables would be worth ‘many millions'.[/quote]

I want in Raoul. :yes:

jetswin · 03-31-2010, 11:57 AM

Sounds like that flick The bank Job

[IMG]http://www.imrdb.org/images/2/2d/The_Bank_Job.jpg[/IMG]

Dimitri_0515 · 03-31-2010, 12:04 PM

[QUOTE=jetswin;3542448]Sounds like that flick The bank Job

[IMG]http://www.imrdb.org/images/2/2d/The_Bank_Job.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Yea this is definitely turning into a movie.

BURGERMIKE · 03-31-2010, 12:05 PM

[QUOTE=Revi$_I$l@nd;3542440]I want in Raoul. :yes:[/QUOTE]

We will know its him, if, he ponies up fer sum PSLs

jetswin · 03-31-2010, 12:13 PM

[QUOTE]There was only the one private security guard on duty. [/QUOTE]

[IMG]http://jcwinnie.biz/wordpress/imageSnag/clouseau.jpg[/IMG]

32green · 03-31-2010, 12:17 PM

[QUOTE=jetswin;3542448]Sounds like that flick The bank Job

[IMG]http://www.imrdb.org/images/2/2d/The_Bank_Job.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

It certainly launched Jason Stathams career. Look out. Whoa.

[QUOTE=jetswin;3542480][IMG]http://jcwinnie.biz/wordpress/imageSnag/clouseau.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Zat...eez not my dug.

:D

32green · 03-31-2010, 12:19 PM

Btw, anyone else thinking Raoul is afraid to click on this thread?
:D

lol

JetsFanInDenver · 03-31-2010, 12:21 PM

[QUOTE=jetswin;3542448]Sounds like that flick The bank Job

[IMG]http://www.imrdb.org/images/2/2d/The_Bank_Job.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Just saw this movie this weekend. Awesome flick!

This was based on a robbery committed a few decades ago. And still the French have not caught up.

southside · 03-31-2010, 12:23 PM

That's pretty funny. It would be nice to get away with something like that.

jetswin · 03-31-2010, 12:25 PM

[QUOTE=32green;3542490]Btw, anyone else thinking Raoul is afraid to click on this thread?
:D

lol[/QUOTE]
I'm shocked he has not checked in yet...waht time is it in France around 5:30?

jetswin · 03-31-2010, 12:25 PM

[QUOTE=JetsFanInDenver;3542493]Just saw this movie this weekend. Awesome flick!

This was based on a robbery committed a few decades ago. And still the French have not caught up.[/QUOTE]
great flick :yes:

Revi$_I$l@nd · 03-31-2010, 12:33 PM

[QUOTE=32green;3542490]Btw, anyone else thinking Raoul is afraid to click on this thread?
:D

lol[/QUOTE]

I saw him lurking in it earlier.

I think he left to go grab an alibi.

32green · 03-31-2010, 12:44 PM

[QUOTE=Revi$_I$l@nd;3542506]I saw him lurking in it earlier.

I think he left to go grab an alibi.[/QUOTE]

lol.

He's prolly rueing the day he logged on as Raoul instead of Phil from Hackensack.

:eek:

RaoulDuke · 03-31-2010, 12:59 PM

[QUOTE=Revi$_I$l@nd;3542440]I want in Raoul. :yes:[/QUOTE]

Why would I do that? I didn't see you with a shovel in the tunnels.:cool:

RaoulDuke · 03-31-2010, 01:01 PM

[QUOTE=32green;3542525]lol.

He's prolly rueing the day he logged on as Raoul instead of Phil from Hackensack.

:eek:[/QUOTE]

I did think it over a long time before filling in the "Location" part.

Ended up saying 'F those fat, ignorant Americans' :eek:

:P

Crease29 · 03-31-2010, 01:25 PM

Upon breaking through the wall into the bank, the robbers found the lone security guard asleep in a rocking chair.

PlumberKhan · 03-31-2010, 01:29 PM

I still wanna know how the hell they used a flamethrower as a tool to tunnel. The only way I see something like that ending is like an episode of "Trauma - Life in the ER"...

Revi$_I$l@nd · 03-31-2010, 02:09 PM

[QUOTE=Apache51;3542580]Upon breaking through the wall into the bank, the robbers found the lone security guard asleep in a rocking chair. He was a former Général d'armée so it was not a surprise he was sleeping at his post[/QUOTE]

Jesus.

Again :O

Big L · 03-31-2010, 02:12 PM

[QUOTE=Revi$_I$l@nd;3542440]I want in Raoul. :yes:[/QUOTE]

I don't think Raoul swings that way.

RaoulDuke · 03-31-2010, 02:13 PM

A few months back a dude became a national hero by stealing 11 M€ in unmarked bills without drawing a gun or threatening anyone. He drove one of those Brinks trucks and took advantage of having some rookie partners, made an unscheduled stop (which is strictly forbidden), the rookies went to take a leak and he just left with the money.

He was eventually found but 2 M€ is still missing. He's staying silent and facing a very small prison term (like 3 or 4 years) considering the amount stolen. So it looks like he'll plead guilty, serve the time, and go get his money afterwards if he doesn't get beaten to a pulp in prison.

03-31-2010, 11:50 AM	#1
Revi$_I$l@nd is Cro-ing H.A.M...Whatever that means Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,489	Sacré bleu! [quote]At least £22million in cash and jewellery has been stolen after four men tunnelled into the vaults of a Paris bank and emptied 200 safes. The heist - already being described as France's 'crime of the century' - saw the gang start digging in a neighbouring cellar, before using pickaxes and a even a flame thrower to break through 31in thick walls to the vaults. Once inside the Credit Lyonnais branch, which was closed for refurbishment, they tied up a guard and warned him he would be shot if he did not stay still. They then spent 'a leisurely time' breaking open and emptying the high-security private safe deposit boxes, police said. The gang, nicknamed The Termites, is thought to have spent several days weakening the walls before they struck. A police officer added: 'The whole thing was clearly meticulously planned - the criminals were ice cool and determined.' The robbers entered the bank, in the upmarket Avenue de l'Opera, at around 10pm on Saturday and left at 7am on Sunday. After filling bags with cash, jewels and valuables, they started a fire which set off sprinklers to flood the basement and destroy evidence. A spokesman for the Paris Criminal Brigade said the heist bore the hallmarks of previous robberies of smaller banks around the French capital in which walls were broken down during periods of refurbishment. A spokesman for Credit Lyonnais said the branch, near the Louvre Museum, had been closed for weeks while being modernised. 'Unfortunately we weren't able to remove the safety deposit boxes during this period,' he added. The crime has echoes of a £6million robbery in Nice in 1976 when self-styled master criminal Albert Spaggiari spent two months drilling a 25ft tunnel into a bank. His gang spent four days in the bank over a holiday weekend and left a message behind which read: 'Without hatred, without violence, without weapons.' The branch is situated at the bottom of an office block which was completely deserted at the weekend. There was only the one private security guard on duty. The Paris Criminal Brigade is investigating the latest heist. A spokesman said the fire had ‘undoubtedly damaged the crime scene, making the compilation of evidence difficult.’ He said no exact figure could be put on what they got away with, as it was not known exactly what was in the boxes. However, he estimated that the cash and valuables would be worth ‘many millions'.[/quote] I want in Raoul. :yes:

03-31-2010, 11:57 AM	#2
jetswin stumblin mumblin butt fumblin Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Westchester Co. Posts: 35,465	Sounds like that flick The bank Job [IMG]http://www.imrdb.org/images/2/2d/The_Bank_Job.jpg[/IMG]

03-31-2010, 12:04 PM	#3
Dimitri_0515 Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,182	[QUOTE=jetswin;3542448]Sounds like that flick The bank Job [IMG]http://www.imrdb.org/images/2/2d/The_Bank_Job.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Yea this is definitely turning into a movie.

03-31-2010, 12:05 PM	#4
BURGERMIKE All Hailing the Queen of Cupholders! Hall Of Fame Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 3,771	[QUOTE=Revi$_I$l@nd;3542440]I want in Raoul. :yes:[/QUOTE] We will know its him, if, he ponies up fer sum PSLs

03-31-2010, 12:13 PM	#5
jetswin stumblin mumblin butt fumblin Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Westchester Co. Posts: 35,465	[QUOTE]There was only the one private security guard on duty. [/QUOTE] [IMG]http://jcwinnie.biz/wordpress/imageSnag/clouseau.jpg[/IMG]

03-31-2010, 12:17 PM	#6
32green The original road-kill pus slurper. MMMmmm pus. Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The depths of Despair. Posts: 37,672	[QUOTE=jetswin;3542448]Sounds like that flick The bank Job [IMG]http://www.imrdb.org/images/2/2d/The_Bank_Job.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] It certainly launched Jason Stathams career. Look out. Whoa. [QUOTE=jetswin;3542480][IMG]http://jcwinnie.biz/wordpress/imageSnag/clouseau.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Zat...eez not my dug. :D

03-31-2010, 12:19 PM	#7
32green The original road-kill pus slurper. MMMmmm pus. Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The depths of Despair. Posts: 37,672	Btw, anyone else thinking Raoul is afraid to click on this thread? :D lol

03-31-2010, 12:21 PM	#8
JetsFanInDenver Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 0	[QUOTE=jetswin;3542448]Sounds like that flick The bank Job [IMG]http://www.imrdb.org/images/2/2d/The_Bank_Job.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Just saw this movie this weekend. Awesome flick! This was based on a robbery committed a few decades ago. And still the French have not caught up.

03-31-2010, 12:23 PM	#9
southside Forever Awesome All Pro Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 8,892	That's pretty funny. It would be nice to get away with something like that.

03-31-2010, 12:25 PM	#10
jetswin stumblin mumblin butt fumblin Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Westchester Co. Posts: 35,465	[QUOTE=32green;3542490]Btw, anyone else thinking Raoul is afraid to click on this thread? :D lol[/QUOTE] I'm shocked he has not checked in yet...waht time is it in France around 5:30?

03-31-2010, 12:33 PM	#12
Revi$_I$l@nd is Cro-ing H.A.M...Whatever that means Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,489	[QUOTE=32green;3542490]Btw, anyone else thinking Raoul is afraid to click on this thread? :D lol[/QUOTE] I saw him lurking in it earlier. I think he left to go grab an alibi.

03-31-2010, 12:44 PM	#13
32green The original road-kill pus slurper. MMMmmm pus. Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The depths of Despair. Posts: 37,672	[QUOTE=Revi$_I$l@nd;3542506]I saw him lurking in it earlier. I think he left to go grab an alibi.[/QUOTE] lol. He's prolly rueing the day he logged on as Raoul instead of Phil from Hackensack. :eek:

03-31-2010, 12:59 PM	#14
RaoulDuke Son of Ham Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paris, France Posts: 11,872	[QUOTE=Revi$_I$l@nd;3542440]I want in Raoul. :yes:[/QUOTE] Why would I do that? I didn't see you with a shovel in the tunnels.:cool:

03-31-2010, 01:01 PM	#15
RaoulDuke Son of Ham Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paris, France Posts: 11,872	[QUOTE=32green;3542525]lol. He's prolly rueing the day he logged on as Raoul instead of Phil from Hackensack. :eek:[/QUOTE] I did think it over a long time before filling in the "Location" part. Ended up saying 'F those fat, ignorant Americans' :eek: :P

03-31-2010, 01:25 PM	#16
Crease29 All Pro Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,059	Upon breaking through the wall into the bank, the robbers found the lone security guard asleep in a rocking chair.

03-31-2010, 01:29 PM	#17
PlumberKhan BRACE YOURSELVES FOR 12... Hall Of Fame Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Van down by the river Posts: 21,015	I still wanna know how the hell they used a flamethrower as a tool to tunnel. The only way I see something like that ending is like an episode of "Trauma - Life in the ER"...

03-31-2010, 02:09 PM	#18
Revi$_I$l@nd is Cro-ing H.A.M...Whatever that means Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,489	[QUOTE=Apache51;3542580]Upon breaking through the wall into the bank, the robbers found the lone security guard asleep in a rocking chair. He was a former Général d'armée so it was not a surprise he was sleeping at his post[/QUOTE] Jesus. Again :O

03-31-2010, 02:12 PM	#19
Big L Plus six thousand posts Veteran Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: It's all relative Posts: 1,064	[QUOTE=Revi$_I$l@nd;3542440]I want in Raoul. :yes:[/QUOTE] I don't think Raoul swings that way.

03-31-2010, 02:13 PM	#20
RaoulDuke Son of Ham Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paris, France Posts: 11,872	A few months back a dude became a national hero by stealing 11 M€ in unmarked bills without drawing a gun or threatening anyone. He drove one of those Brinks trucks and took advantage of having some rookie partners, made an unscheduled stop (which is strictly forbidden), the rookies went to take a leak and he just left with the money. He was eventually found but 2 M€ is still missing. He's staying silent and facing a very small prison term (like 3 or 4 years) considering the amount stolen. So it looks like he'll plead guilty, serve the time, and go get his money afterwards if he doesn't get beaten to a pulp in prison.