SCUBA Diver Robs Floating Disney Restaurant

 Jalopnik has the story of a thief who swam underwater to a floating restaurant in Orlando, Florida and stole the day's proceeds.

The thief reportedly swam underwater to Paddlefish Restaurant in Disney Springs with the help of scuba gear, which also disguised his identity as he spray painted the restaurant's security cameras according to WFTV 9. He then ditched the gear, walked into the manager's office, and tied up the two workers who were counting the day's cash. He grabbed the haul, suited back up in his scuba gear, and made off into the water — all inside of two minutes.

Warhol Art Stolen

 The BBC reports that two works of art by Andy Warhol have been stolen from a museum in the Netherlands.

The Recovery of Ottawa's Missing Churchill Photo

 Several sites have articles about the recovery of the Karsh photo of Winston Churchill that was stolen from the Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa a few years ago.

The Ottawa Citizen has an overview which says that the photo will be back in the hotel within a month.

An article in the CBC identifies the thief and the buyer (who bought the photo at an auction and didn't know it was stolen).

The Toronto Star also has an article.

LA: Bank Robbery Capital of the World

 CrimeReads.com has an article about a period in the 1980s and 90s when there was an average of one bank robbery every hour in Los Angeles.

Between 1985 and 1995 the approximately 3,500 retail bank branches in the region were hit 17,106 times. 1992, the worst year of all, there was an almost unimaginable 2,641 heists, one every 45 minutes of each banking day. On a particularly bad day for the FBI that year, bandits committed 28 bank licks.

Toronto Airport Gold Heist

 The exact taken is unclear but a cargo container holding a large amount of gold was stolen from Toronto airport.  The BBC says $15 million while the CBC says $20 million.

Thieves use mini-drone to open bank door

 DroneDJ reports that thieves in Reims, France used a DJI mini-drone to open a door to an ATM lobby that couldn't otherwise be opened from outside.

What was strange about the crime was that the police found no trace of a break-in; neither the safe nor the entrance door of the premises showed any signs of vandalism.

When the CCTV footage of the ATM was reviewed, a mini drone was immediately detected. The video showed a skillfully piloted aircraft being used to trigger a push button that would open the door of a technical room next to the ATM.

The criminals got away with 150,000 Euros.

Interview with a getaway driver

 The Drive has an interview with former jewelry store robber and driver Larry Lawton (who seems to have a YouTube channel).  Lawton explains how to choose an appropriate getaway car.

All were simply rented from a company like Hertz under somebody else's name with Lawton listed as the co-driver. They were picked up as normal and simply returned when the job was done. Lawton and his accomplices would pay for the car, case the store they planned to rob, and then use it in the actual robbery.