Hatton Garden Heist - London

[luke wilson]

Did I miss this story on SOTT? I used the search button but couldn't locate it.

_http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/hatton-garden-jewellery-burglary-how-was-the-200-million-heist-pulled-off-10165454.html

Police have revealed how thieves entered a highly secure central London safe deposit box firm and stole an estimated £200 million worth of jewels over the Easter Weekend.

A Metropolitan police spokesperson described the “chaotic” scenes that greeted officers when they entered the vault of Hatton Garden Safety Deposit Ltd on Tuesday, discovering scores of the empty boxes “strewn” over the floor.

Detective Chief Inspector Paul Johnson of the Flying Squad, which is heading the investigation into the theft, told reporters that forensic experts found no sign of forced entry on the outside of the building, which houses a number of other businesses and has a communal entrance.

Detective Chief Inspector Paul Johnson of the Flying Squad talks to the press outside Detective Chief Inspector Paul Johnson of the Flying Squad talks to the press outside
On entering the building the thieves – as suspected – disabled the communal lift on the second floor and then used the vacant shaft to climb down to the basement.

Once underground, they forced open heavy shutter doors to the basement and made their way to the vault.

READ MORE: DETAILS OF THE 'CHAOTIC' SCENE INSIDE THE VAULT REVEALED
THIEVES MAY HAVE STOLEN JEWELS WORTH UP TO £200M
CHANCES OF RECOVERING ITEMS 'NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE', SAYS EXPERT

The Met spokesperson said the unidentified thieves used a heavy duty Hilti DD350 drill to bore holes in the two-metre thick re-enforced concrete wall of the vault.

A local jeweller said yesterday residents had been prepared for the sound of drilling after many received a letter informing them of works related to the Crossrail project.

Jewels on display at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Jewels on display at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit
Officers arriving on Tuesday found a vault “covered in dust and debris,” with the floor “strewn with discarded safety deposit boxes,” Det Chf Insp Johnson said.

Scotland Yard confirmed that an as many as 70 safe deposit boxes had been opened. The thieves had also discarded “numerous” power tools, including an angle grinder, concrete drills and crowbars, some of which are believed to have been used to drill through the concrete wall.

During the press conference Det Chf Insp Johnson emphatically refused to answer many questions concerning the boxes, telling reporters that the forensic examination of the crime site was still on going.


“Officers are in the process of identifying the owners of the safety deposit boxes and as we do, we are contacting them to take statements and find out what has been stolen,” a later statement read.

The details come amid claims that premiership footballers are among the victims of the heist, believed to be the largest ever successfully carried off in the UK, and further speculation surrounding the perpetrators.

The Met Police has confirmed that no arrests have been made in connection with the burgulary.

Something so sophisticated and so daring in the modern age.... straight out a movie... you wonder what was in those safe deposit boxes?

_http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3029066/Robbery-gang-use-heavy-cutting-equipment-break-vault-Hatton-Garden-jewellery-district-steal-300-safety-deposit-boxes.html

I like the guard's response who went to check out the alarm that got tripped...

'He went downstairs, looked through the door, through the windows and couldn't see anything and came out again, that was it. I said, "Well why didn't you open up and have a look in?" He told me he doesn't get paid enough. :D I swear you can't script some of this stuff....

 

[Joe]

Indeed, this was no amateur job. Police are also suggesting that the same burglars caused that "underground fire" from a few days ago to disable security. Now that's a pretty complex op.

_http://metro.co.uk/2015/04/09/holborn-fire-may-have-been-started-by-hatton-garden-burglars-5141186/

 

[luke wilson]

Indeed, this was no amateur job. Police are also suggesting that the same burglars caused that "underground fire" from a few days ago to disable security. Now that's a pretty complex op.

_http://metro.co.uk/2015/04/09/holborn-fire-may-have-been-started-by-hatton-garden-burglars-5141186/

That fire was featured in your article!

http://www.sott.net/article/294756-Our-world-is-descending-into-chaos-have-you-noticed

An underwhelmed fireman observes an underground electrical fire in London.

 

[Joe]

Indeed, this was no amateur job. Police are also suggesting that the same burglars caused that "underground fire" from a few days ago to disable security. Now that's a pretty complex op.

_http://metro.co.uk/2015/04/09/holborn-fire-may-have-been-started-by-hatton-garden-burglars-5141186/

That fire was featured in your article!

http://www.sott.net/article/294756-Our-world-is-descending-into-chaos-have-you-noticed

An underwhelmed fireman observes an underground electrical fire in London.

I know!

 

[Aurgo]

They definitely employed the 6 P's principle!
Prior Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance! :P