Posted on 12/01/2014 4:57:52 AM PST by WhiskeyX
Criminals in the German city of Cologne appear to have lifted a plan straight out of a Sherlock Holmes story when they robbed a jewellery shop by tunnelling in from underneath.
The proprietor of the store in the city’s Londoner Platz, were astonished when he opened up on Monday morning to find a gaping hole inside his display case, and €100,000 of diamond jewellery missing.
Police discovered that the robbers had tunnelled their way into the display case from the basement below, drilling their way through the reinforced concrete floor.
The shop’s name, Goldfinger, may be reminiscent of the James Bond villain, but the robbery is strikingly similar to one in the Sherlock Holmes story The Red-Headed League, in which the detective uncovers a plot to tunnel into a bank vault.
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Soon to become a movie near you.
Larceny, Inc. 1942.
Edward g robinson and the luggage business.
Lot of risky work for $150k retail.
I haven’t fenced jewelry in recent memory but what are we talking, maybe $50 grand street value? Divided by how many guys?
A man saw men acting suspiciously and filmed them on his cell phone. Holmes never had it this good.
“Divided by how many guys?”
Sean Connery and his lady protégé.
Took some precise measurements to hit the display case perfectly.
If the perps got away, how does anybody know if they are German?
The Red Headed League at work.
Because they performed the burglary in a “correct” manner.
Hey, I think I saw this on an episode of “Hogan’s Heros”
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