A $30 million cash heist from a Los Angeles warehouse on Easter Sunday was apparently carried out by a group of top-notch criminals, and experts say the case could go unsolved. There is.
“This group needs a lot of experience,” Scott Selby, a Harvard-educated lawyer and co-author of “Flawless,” a book about the famous Antwerp diamond robbery, told the Post. Ta.
“If you’re a gymnast, by the time you get to world level, you’ve already done a lot of work,” Selby said of the type of thieves believed to have targeted the GardaWorld facility. Sylmar area last week.
According to authorities, the sophisticated criminals snuck onto the scene through the roof and accessed the safe without raising any alarms.
They took away $30 million in cash, equivalent to 660 pounds in $100 notes, Mr Selby said.
“We know they’re good because they’ve been coming and going without anyone noticing. And so far, there’s nothing obvious that would lead the LAPD and FBI to know their true identities.” said the house.
“Given the level of technology involved in this case and the fact that no strong leads have been found, it is highly likely that this case will remain unsolved.
“And the nature of what they stole,” Selby said. “That means you can’t count backwards. If you see a very rare diamond, you’ll think, ‘Oh, I know that stone.’ But no one is going to think, “Oh, yeah, I remember that was a $100 bill.” ”
As for whether the robbery, the largest in Los Angeles history, could have been an inside job, Selby said it was possible.
“If you define an inside job as an insider providing important information, then that may be exactly what you’re looking for,” he explained. “If I were the LAPD or the FBI, I would ask the big question: What kind of information did they need with these thieves to do this job?
“Thirty million — is that the normal amount they have there? Was there something special this Easter Sunday or just that they go to this place on the holiday weekend? “Was there a particular weakness in that part of the roof?” he said.
The robbery quickly drew comparisons to other famous robberies in Los Angeles. That includes an incident just two years ago when robbers made off with up to $100 million in jewelry and other valuables from an armored rig returning from a jewelry show. This grand theft case remains unsolved.
Mr Selby said it would be even easier for GardaWorld thieves to remove their loot, reinforcing the idea that the latest heist could baffle investigators for years to come. .
“They have cash, and this is used banknotes that they pick up at supermarkets and convenience stores,” he told the Post. I mean, they have cash, and it’s not new, so we’re not talking about consecutive serial numbers. It’s just cash. ”
The GardaWorld theft also reminded Selby of the 1972 United Bank robbery in a strip mall in Laguna Niguel, California.
“It’s similar to the police. They got in through the roof, managed to avoid setting off the alarms and escaped with the cash,” he explained.
“And these crooks were really smart. They cleaned everything up. But they made one mistake,” Selby said of the old bank robbery. “No one ran the dishwasher. [at their safehouse]. …When the police took fingerprints on the plate, the name was discovered. ”
Although the Sylmar robbery seems very technical, Selby said the solution could end up with similar mistakes and will be helped by technology in 2024.
“It’s a completely different game now. We have touch in our DNA,” he pointed out. “Even the smallest mistake could result in his DNA being taken from one of the criminals.”
