Friday, December 05, 2008

Are we talking retail or wholesale?

(from today's news)



Robbers in drag get euro80M in Paris jewelry theft

PARIS (AP) — Armed robbers — some dressed in drag — made off with euro80 million ($100 million) in loot from a lightning-fast jewelry store theft in central Paris, in what police Friday called one of France's costliest jewel heists.

Three or four thieves swiped rings, necklaces and luxury watches from display cases at the Harry Winston store near the Champs-Elysees, a police official said. They brandished handguns and threatened about 15 employees, hitting some on the head with guns, the official said.

At least two of the bandits were men wearing wigs and dressed as women, at times spoke a foreign language, and knew employees' names, the official said. After the theft, the robbers fled.

-full story here


1 comment:

GamecockQueen said...

Oh those jewels........makes me so sad....