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12 November 2018, 02:11 PM | #1 |
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True story about millions in stolen watches and the guy who caught the thieves.
Amazing true story of a ring of thieves who stole millions of dollars' worth of luxury watches—and the special agent who brought them down.
’What Stearman saw next was surreal: 26 Swiss watches scattered along the shoulder amid the usual glass from broken taillights. The robbers, possibly aware that the watches had trackers in them, had thrown some of their $600,000 worth of loot out the window. Just as in Century City, they were long gone’. https://www.gq.com/story/the-time-ba...ern-california Link courtesy link owner. |
13 November 2018, 03:10 AM | #2 |
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Very interesting read. Thanks for posting.
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13 November 2018, 10:52 PM | #3 |
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Good old-fashioned detective work. And:
a handwritten list of five people associated with the robbery—Bully Bad Ass, Nate, Macc, Lil K.O., and Hangout—had been found inside the getaway car, complete with each man's phone number. |
14 November 2018, 01:31 AM | #4 |
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I remember a couple of these robberies right by my house but didn't know how widespread the robberies were. thanks for posting
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15 November 2018, 04:05 AM | #5 |
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These robbers will serve long times in prison, as the GQ article says:
"Walton, a.k.a. Green Eyes, got 55 years in prison. Laforest, a.k.a. Janky-Bone, got 22 years, eight months. And Johnson, a.k.a. Tiny Bogart, got 22 years. Smith, the getaway driver in the final robbery, faced a maximum sentence of 40 years. But after testifying for the prosecution, she got one year and one day. Ford, too, had his charges reduced because he'd agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Instead of a 75-year minimum sentence, he got 25 years. (Laforest, Johnson, and Ford have all appealed.) In all, 18 people have been convicted of federal crimes for their connection to the ring, and others have been found guilty in state court. Dent has yet to be sentenced." |
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