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Thief in a suitcase robs bus baggage in Paris
Yahoo ^
| 17 Oct 2017
Posted on 10/17/2017 7:34:41 AM PDT by shove_it
An eagle-eyed driver has been credited with helping crack the case last week after he spotted a suspicious suitcase being loaded onto his bus as he prepared to drive from Paris to the airport, a hub for low-cost airlines.
Acting on his tip-off about a large brown bag that appeared to be moving on its own, police at Beauvais pounced on a Romanian man who picked up the suitcase and a smaller black rucksack as he arrived.
After arresting him, detectives found an accomplice hidden inside the case who, once alone in the baggage hold during the trip, would pull a strap to unzip himself and then begin his thieving.
"In the black bag we found two laptops, money and various objects of value," a police source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Both men, aged around 40, were from Romania and had criminal records for theft.
The man inside the suitcase received an eight-month prison sentence on Monday when he appeared in court, while the other man was given a one-year prison sentence because of his more serious criminal record, prosecutor Florent Boura said.
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Gotta love those crazy Gypsies
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posted on
10/17/2017 7:34:41 AM PDT
by
shove_it
To: shove_it
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posted on
10/17/2017 7:36:56 AM PDT
by
shove_it
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
To: shove_it
...a large brown bag that appeared to be moving on its own, A clue.................
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posted on
10/17/2017 7:39:10 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: shove_it
The man inside the suitcase received an eight-month prison sentence... I hope he gets an appropriate prison cell, considering...
Sized about 62 linear (total) inches, like 27" x 21" x 14"
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posted on
10/17/2017 7:39:52 AM PDT
by
C210N
(It is easier to fool the people than convince them that they have been fooled)
To: C210N
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posted on
10/17/2017 7:47:24 AM PDT
by
Loud Mime
(Liberalism: Intolerance masquerading as tolerance, Ignorance masquerading as Intelligence)
To: shove_it
Yeah, that was my first thought too, that “Romanian” probably actually meant gypsies.
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posted on
10/17/2017 7:53:53 AM PDT
by
Boogieman
To: shove_it
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posted on
10/17/2017 7:54:38 AM PDT
by
Boogieman
To: Boogieman
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posted on
10/17/2017 8:00:19 AM PDT
by
shove_it
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
To: shove_it
It sounds like something out of the old Mission:Impossible television series.
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posted on
10/17/2017 8:00:27 AM PDT
by
jmcenanly
("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
To: Red Badger
A clueau? At least it wasn't a beumb!
To: shove_it
Now he’ll need a lawyer with a briefcase to rob him.
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posted on
10/17/2017 8:27:34 AM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Take Covfefe Ree Zig!)
To: shove_it
They got the idea from the old Andy Griffith show. A guy left his car overnight at wally’s station and a small guy got out of the trunk and robbed the place.
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posted on
10/17/2017 8:38:42 AM PDT
by
LouAvul
(The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.)
To: shove_it
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posted on
10/17/2017 9:51:07 AM PDT
by
bunkerhill7
((("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione."))))))
To: freedomlover; Red Badger
Yup, that suitcase looks pink to me and in France. Another case for THE PINK PANTHER.
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posted on
10/17/2017 11:48:32 AM PDT
by
shove_it
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
To: shove_it
The guy must have been very small......................
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posted on
10/17/2017 1:15:04 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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