Three years ago, the largest jewelry heist in US history occurred in California. No weapons involved, just one sleepy Brinks employee and one hungry one. As the Brinks truck stopped at a gas station, it got robbed when one employee went inside and another was asleep.
Seven California men charged in ‘largest jewellery heist’ in US history [BBC] – “The heist has been a mystery in California for nearly three years after a Brinks company truck transporting the jewellery was robbed at a remote stop as one driver slept inside, and another was having a meal.
The suspects tracked the truck as it left a jewellery show near San Francisco with 73 bags, officials said. The next morning, they stole 24 bags when the truck was at a rest stop in Lebec, California, according to court documents.”
If you read it really quickly, it almost sounds like some of the thieves were 85 years old. The plot for an Oceans 35. 🤣