Posted on 08/26/2021 4:22:19 PM PDT by algore
Police in New York City are hunting for thieves who they say have been responsible for a pair of recent high-end jewelry heists in Manhattan, including one where a man leaving a restaurant was robbed of $4million worth of valuables.
According to the NYPD, at around 4.20am on August 14, a 47-year-old man and his 27-year-old companion had just walked out of the trendy TAO Downtown on 9th Avenue when they were accosted by a duo that got out of a Mercedes-Benz parked on the corner of West 30th Street and Broadway.
As seen in surveillance video released on Thursday by the police, one of the occupants of the black Mercedes pulls a gun on the two men. The victims then remove and hand over various items of jewelry, which investigators said included chains, necklaces, rings, and a luxury Richard Mille watch, which was worn by the 47-year-old man.
Laden with their high-priced loot, the crooks climbed back into their getaway car and fled southbound on Broadway toward West 28th Street and turned left toward 5th Avenue, according to police.
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For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar".
Johnny was an accomplished 'padder' of his expense account. The name of the show derives from the fact that he closed each show by totaling his expense account, and signing it "End of report... Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar".
Come on! Who cares?
I listened to some Johnny Dollar when we had a free Sirius XM trial in our car. I found it pretty amusing. I also liked that a lot of the stories had a link to my old home state of Connecticut, since then it was even more the insurance capital than it is today.
One of my favorite radio shows, preferably the Bob Bailey ones.
A man was wearing 4 million dollars worth of jewelry? This is a little hard to believe.
I’m a big fan of Johnny Dollar! Bob Bailey was the best actor in that role...
That’s exactly $4 million more jewelry than I wear.
My wife sez jewelry is stupid and I’m grateful for that. She’d rather have a new motorbike than some stupid bauble that’s actually worth less than half it’s retail cost.
Bull, insurance scam.
YTJD was the best Old Time Radio Show of all time.
That’s alot of bling.
Did they get the diamond crusted grill too?
The man with the action packed expense account!
Insurance scam?
Inside job.
And, oh yeah! Trump’s fault!
I imagine the thieves tipping their hats and thanking the victim before climbing back in the Benz.
JD mentioned some terminology and other obscure things that had some historical basis or long out of use.
One I heard was using chewed white bread to detect kerosene. I asked a fireman if there was any truth to it. He said yes, kind of, sort of.
A 47 year old man and his much younger male companion. Batman and Robin?
Yeah, my n-word! We finna gets paid dawg!
I’d probably be killed for my watch. After the thug realizes it is $19.99 special.
Article says it was “two men”
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