Rare Book Heist

The Guardian has an article about a robbery of GBP3 million worth of rare books that were stolen by thieves who cut a hole in a warehouse roof and rappelled down to avoid sensors.

The gang are reported to have climbed on to the building’s roof and bored holes through the reinforced glass-fibre skylights before rappelling down 40ft of rope while avoiding motion-sensor alarms.
Scotland Yard confirmed that “a number of valuable books”, many from the 15th and 16th centuries, were stolen during the burglary in Feltham between 29 and 30 January.

Followup: Smithsonian.com has a post which links to  several other articles about the theft.  They also explain why the books were there:

The books were being temporarily stored in the warehouse on their way to the California Book Fair.

Wired on the future of interrogation

Wired has an article on the science, and possibly the future, of interrogation.

"Legendary Jewel Thief" caught in Atlanta

I'm not sure how one goes about being labeled a "legendary jewel thief" but according to this article in the Guardian, Doris Payne was one.

FBI closes DB Cooper investigation

The FBI has announced that it is closing the 45 year old investigation into the DB Cooper hijacking.

Hatton Garden sentences

The BBC has an article about the sentences in the Hatton Garden heist.  Roughly seven years each though given the ages of the robbers that is probably a large chunk of their remaining lives.  Around a third of the stolen fourteen million pounds has been recovered.

More meta

Another meta post in the followup to Hatton Garden, this time from the Daily Beast.

The Future of Heists

The Telegraph has an article about the future of heists in the wake of the Hatton Garden heist.