Greatest Robberies of all time

DEFTLEFTHAND · 09-02-2019 11:57AM #1

Brinks Mat has to top the poll, 1983, 26 million stolen in gold bullion from a Heathrow warehouse . Worth half a billion in todays gold prices.

The great train robbery also, experdly executed.

In Irish terms, does anybody remember the ill fate raid on the National Irish Bank at College Green? Carried by the General and his crew.

The Satanist · 09-02-2019 12:00PM

The theft of the sun from my heart, carried out by the Manic Street Preachers was spectacular imo

893bet · 09-02-2019 12:02PM

Thread primed for a public sector/banking/gubberment post.

Kolido · 09-02-2019 12:02PM

Apple...prices for their devices are daylight robbery

Donnielighto · 09-02-2019 12:04PM

Eve online or Hans Gruber

09-02-2019 12:07PM

The Satanist wrote: »

The theft of the sun from my heart, carried out by the Manic Street Preachers was spectacular imo

I always perceived them as victims rather than perpetrators

Day Lewin · 09-02-2019 12:11PM

Stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre was a pretty good coup...

the world's most famous painting, from one of the most famous art galleries. Coolness.

https:/https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/mona-lisa-stolen-louvre/

09-02-2019 12:14PM

Thierry Henry amirite?

DEFTLEFTHAND · 09-02-2019 12:17PM

The biggest one ever foiled was The Millennium Star Diamond at the the Millennium Dome, London. Nov, 2000.

The Flying Squad were on to them. They let the robbery take place before swooping in and arresting the men.

That diamond is worth 700 million.

jochenstacker · 09-02-2019 12:19PM

1995, Brinks Allied robbery in Santry.
£3 million were taken. It was meticulously planned with sections of fence loosened for the ram raid.

https://www.rte.ie/archives/2015/0123/675178-biggest-heist/

gifted · 09-02-2019 12:20PM

Herself and the three chicks regularly rob my bank account.....don't know how but they do

biko · 09-02-2019 12:25PM

When the Pink Panther diamond was stolen by The Phantom.

Jk, it was Dala that stole it herself.

ArchXStanton · 09-02-2019 12:33PM

I'm pretty sure I seen a documentary about this, at the time the bank was releasing new notes into circulation, the thief's didn't touch the new notes in the vault because they would be easier to trace

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_Central_burglary_at_Fortaleza

Ten of Swords · 09-02-2019 12:34PM

This may not fit the typical model of a 'heist' but the guy still got away with it...

D B Cooper

The Talking Bread · 09-02-2019 12:35PM

Margaret Cash. The Penny's Heist

super_furry · 09-02-2019 12:56PM

I sometimes think how easy it would have been to pull off big robberies in the past. Bank or post offices especially, considering there was no CCTV, no Garda heli-copters, no mobile phones.

Trigger Happy · 09-02-2019 01:02PM

The Harold’s cross heist was the most spectacular Irish one that I can remember. Well planned and ruthlessly carried out.

Oasis1974 · 09-02-2019 01:10PM

Shergar the horse? Never saw the beast again IRA nicked him for a few million ransom but he refused to talk according to Martin McGuiness.

LuasSimon · 09-02-2019 01:17PM

Northern Bank robbery in Belfast of close on 30 Million Sterling in 2004 , Northern bank had to bring out new notes so much had been stolen , only one person ever caught even if much of the Haul couldn’t be used .
A case of the raid been too successful perhaps , as in they had robbed so much lol .

timthumbni · 09-02-2019 02:15PM

LuasSimon wrote: »

Northern Bank robbery in Belfast of close on 30 Million Sterling in 2004 , Northern bank had to bring out new notes so much had been stolen , only one person ever caught even if much of the Haul couldn’t be used .
A case of the raid been too successful perhaps , as in they had robbed so much lol .

And used to pay off the heroes of the child murdering terrorists in the ra. Very successful indeed.

El_Bee · 09-02-2019 02:35PM

timthumbni wrote: »

And used to pay off the heroes of the child murdering terrorists in the ra. Very successful indeed.

How dare you accuse the IRA of largely being an organized crime gang who took advantage of the Civil Rights movement in the North to dupe gullible people in the Republic (and a lot of even more gullible "Irish Americans") into funding and arming them, letting them massively outgun their competition (other criminals) and take over areas under the guise of "cleaning up the neighborhoods", then rule over nationalist areas with an iron fist for decades with the threat of brutal violence to anyone who dared speak against their criminal activities. Oh and now and then they'd get some guy who was massively in debt to drive a van full of explosives or a mortar somewhere (although a staggeringly high amount of times the driver bottled it and the attack never occurred) you know, to keep up appearances.

The Talking Bread · 09-02-2019 02:35PM

timthumbni wrote: »

And used to pay off the heroes of the child murdering terrorists in the ra. Very successful indeed.

I don't think the thread i about the moral justification of crime (robberies).
The success reference is based on the pulling off of the crime, the strategy behind it etc coupled with it's enormity.
Noone is suggesting this is Robin Hood stuff

jochenstacker · 09-02-2019 03:14PM

Ten of Swords wrote: »

This may not fit the typical model of a 'heist' but the guy still got away with it...

D B Cooper

XKCD hast a great theory on that

https://m.xkcd.com/1400/

Roadtoad · 09-02-2019 03:17PM

1994, Offaly robbed Limerick of the All Ireland hurling.

The Talking Bread · 09-02-2019 03:23PM

Roadtoad wrote: »

1994, Offaly robbed Limerick of the All Ireland hurling.

Limerick robbed themselves! You have no claim to anything or no reason to feel done over if you concede 2-5 in a few minutes!!

Worn Out · 09-02-2019 03:32PM

What the government takes from my salary each month.

Your Face · 09-02-2019 03:39PM

Montreal Nov 9th 1997

4068ac1elhodqr · 09-02-2019 03:48PM

Foreign visitors to Europe have a real taste for the Gold:

Solid 220-pound gold coin (100kg, $4.3m) lifted out of German Museum, without anyone noticing.
Crown jewels of Sweden used for the funerals of King Karl IX and Queen Kristina stolen from Strangnas Cathedral.

branie2 · 09-02-2019 04:59PM

The great train robbery of 1963

Elmer Blooker · 09-02-2019 06:23PM

The Lufthansa heist at JFK airport December 1978 which may not be the biggest robbery now but at the time it was huge.
any excuse to post a Goodfellas clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVvvkDSXj_I

BorneTobyWilde · 09-02-2019 06:25PM

2005 Champions League

Greatest Robberies of all time

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