Friday, April 30, 2010

Art of the Steal

Wired has an article (which appeared in a recent issue of the magazine) about a thief named Gerald Blanchard. He parachuted onto the roof of an Austrian castle and stole the $2 million Koechert Diamond Pearl.

The Times also has an article on the theft.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

A High End Laptop Burglary

nj.com has an article about some Mission Impossible style burglars who hit a Best Buy in South Brunswick, New Jersey. The burglars cut a hole in the roof, descended on ropes and without touching the floor took $26,000 worth of Apple computers.