MrBear5587 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Quote More than ?25m in cash has been stolen from a depot in Kent after its security manager and his family were kidnapped by armed robbers posing as police.The raid was carried out in the early hours of Wednesday at Securitas, in Vale Road, Tonbridge, by at least six men who tied up 15 staff members. The Bank of England confirmed the scale of the raid - one of Europe's biggest. He was spoken to by a passenger wearing a high visibility jacket and a police-style hat. Thinking they were genuine police officers, he got into the kidnappers' vehicle where he was handcuffed. At the same time, the man's wife and young son were taken from their home in Herne Bay after two men claiming to be police officers said he had been involved in an accident. Police are appealing for information from anyone who may have seen the manager's silver Nissan, or a Volvo or similar vehicle meeting up with a white van. Source: >BBC News Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaris Veteran Posted February 22, 2006 Veteran Share Posted February 22, 2006 My housemate just told me about this, it's crazy to think all the planning that went into it! Oceans 11 anyone? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587230680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk112 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Just seen this on ITV News although they say it's ?40m.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587230994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchiha_itachi Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Ok. who read that and was concerned more about the money stolen or the family abducted? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587231015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaris Veteran Posted February 22, 2006 Veteran Share Posted February 22, 2006 Equally worried about both Naruto-fan :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587231043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt-DavidW Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 mrk112 said: Just seen this on ITV News although they say it's ?40m.. It's not at all like ITV News to exaggerate...:rolleyes:: antaris said: Oceans 11 anyone? I don't recall any families being abducted in that movie.. And yes - Ocean's 11 is just a movie, but this is real life. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587231065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBear5587 Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 It could be ?40m, the BBC article says >?25m, and they won't know exactly how much for a while anyway. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587231085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 mrk112 said: Just seen this on ITV News although they say it's ?40m.. Yaeh itv said that. And tbh, if they got away with the money, it would be quite cool. Seen as though no one did actually get hurt! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587231088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk26 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 This is cool. With that much money I hope that the robbers get away. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587233623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
forster Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 ... and they'll never catch me :shifty: I wish lol They'll be in Mexico by now. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587233625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIE Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 They more or less walked in and walked out, that much money and the security or more to the point the lack of it, they deserve to have the money stolen! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587233633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
former1 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 You know - if you think about it, if you really put effort into it. I think anyone who's able to pull off a heist for 25 million pounds, deserves it :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587233636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerm Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Who's money is this? It just says it was at a 'depot'. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587233639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intersect Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 kirk26 said: This is cool. With that much money I hope that the robbers get away. no it isnt cool. 1st there was the great train robberey , now this! whats next. the crown jewles? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587233641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicker_man Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 xSuRgEx said: no it isnt cool. 1st there was the great train robberey , now this! whats next. the crown jewles? Yeah, just like in Johnny English :laugh: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587233660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 MI6Labs said: You know - if you think about it, if you really put effort into it. I think anyone who's able to pull off a heist for 25 million pounds, deserves it :p Indeed, they deserve it, and then they should give some to me! :D xSuRgEx said: no it isnt cool. 1st there was the great train robberey , now this! whats next. the crown jewles? Think about it man, they planned this so they could take it and get away with it, they will have done, and they deserve to! :cool: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587233675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.MULLA Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 well theres a ?2million reward for anyone who can help to capture these criminals.. well precise robbery- they knew what to get and where/when to get it.. i'd say its gotta have an insider that helped or tipped off some sort of info.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587233721 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 No one was hurt and they got away with shed loads of money. I do indeed have a degree of respect for the fact that they pulled it off! Who's money is it though? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587233743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.MULLA Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 business/banks etc... its basically a money warehouse.. unmarked buildings around the UK- theres about 12 of them. all the money you see from banks, business, retail stores- it all gets stored -but most of it is incoming and outgoing- from estimates (royal bank of scotland -i think) it looks like they got away with ?25m. but thats not a solid figure- it will take a while before they have a final figure. but those lucky b**tards- ?25m!!!! they may have left the country all ready- even though they are monitoring all airports. they were very close to the sea. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587233778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebiacsi Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Quote but those lucky b**tards- ?25m!!!! they may have left the country all ready- even though they are monitoring all airports. they were very close to the sea. Yeah, dover port is only a few miles away, i wouldn't be surprised if they already are out of the country. I hope the family is ok. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587233819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt-DavidW Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Security has little do with this... If a gang of criminals kipnap a family and hold guns to their heads and then ask the 15 bank staff for the vault keys, the encryption codes, your fingerprints and irises, who would not cooperate? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587233943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamNeeds Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I heard about this. Well planned and executed to a tee. Its a shame though that it was all done for a illegal and cruel purpose. They say the money taken may be nearer to ?40 million. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587233964 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 SamNeeds said: I heard about this. Well planned and executed to a tee. Its a shame though that it was all done for a illegal and cruel purpose. They say the money taken may be nearer to ?40 million. Yeah BBC now say it could be up to ?50 millio:shiftyninja:a: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587234021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 wow didn't know lupin was in town guess ill have to get the good china out Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587234042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.MULLA Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 seems they've arrested 2 people - thats fast considering its only been less than a day.. i hope they catch them buggers.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/435511-uk/#findComment-587235328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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