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Posted: 8/18/2009 7:24:59 AM EDT
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I have posted a few of these over the past year. Many people have thought that they were inside jobs. However there have been too many over the past year for them all to be inside jobs. I have some information that this maybe a ring. Anyways check the video. They removed several inches of concrete around the safe and cut holes through 2" of steel.
http://wn.wsvn.com/global/video/popup/pop_player.asp?ClipID1=4051681&h1=Thieves%20cut%20through%20roof%20and%20wall%20to%20get%20to%20safe&vt1=v&at1=News&d1=146034&LaunchPageAdTag=News&fvCatNo=&backgroundImageURL=&activePane=info&playerVersion=1&hostPageUrl=http%3A//www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI128839/&rnd=373287 Thieves cut through roof and wall to get to safe Enlarge this imageNORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) –– Police are investigating a robbery at a check cashing store where thieves tore out part of the building's structure to get to a safe. Thieves busted through the roof of a check cashing store located off of 137th Street and Biscayne Boulevard, broke through a concrete wall and pierced a safe made of steel to make off with an unknown amount of money. The thieves left the place trashed Monday morning. Police said, the crooks used heavy machinery, and it took them some time to get into the safe. "So as you can see, we have a small hole in the roof area," said North Miami Beach Police Detective Armando Sotero. "We believe that's where they made entry." Not only did they cut through the roof, the thieves also used whatever equipment they had to cut through a solid concrete wall and cut through a thick safe. "That's pure steel," said Sotero about the safe. "You're talking about at least two inches of steel. That took some heavy machinery. They knew exactly what they were doing, and they had the right equipment for this type of job." Police had to call in Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to lend them a ladder truck to allow crime scene investigators access to the roof so they could examine the scene. One owner of a nearby business was stunned by what occurred. "I guess desperate times calls for desperate measures," he said, "so when the economy is doing what is doing, people find new ways of breaking into stores, I guess." This is not the first time this check cashing store has attracted trouble. It was also the target of a bomb threat in July. It remains unclear if this recent robbery was related. Police do not have descriptions of who might have robbed the store, and it remains unknown whether surveillance video captured the crime as it unfolded. If you have any information on this theft, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward |
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Interesting. The first layer of steel on the safe was obvious thin sheetmetal which covered normal non-reinforced concrete. All very easy to cut and smash. They used small abrasive saws to cut the inside thicker liner. You can tell from the triangle cuts. Somebody refers to "2 inches" of solid steel. I didn't see that. Maybe an inch. That'd be the first I've ever seen made that way. The door of the thing looked the part of a high-end commercial model but it's really hard to tell. The doors on a lot of safes look pretty impressive. As I've always said, nobody goes through the door.
Simple job though. No "heavy equipment" needed other than a big sledge.... Just time consuming. I love how them news people make it out to be the guys from Heat. "That's SOLID steel"... lol..... Apparently all these news reporters skipped high school shop class.... I'd really like to know the specifics on these safes and their theoretical UL ratings (if any)..... |
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