mitch
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Inside job in collusion with one or both of the guards.
I suspect it was an engraver that had an urgent inlay job to get done before Christmas
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Andrew
If it was part of an Hollywood movie, the guards would have dropped off the gold somewhere else, put an empty bucket, maybe with a tray on top with 1/4" of gold. The thief would run off with that and disappear, then get paid off later by the guards. All suspicion is then on the escape, which would be planned (perhaps a latex mask or lots of stage makeup to fool the cameras)....really? part of the plan was to have this master criminal lug nearly 90 lbs of scrap metal* in an open bucket for a number of blocks across Manhattan??? remind me to never plan a crime with you guys...
*a 5 gal. bucket of drywall mud weighs only about 62 lbs. next time you're in your local Home Depot or Lowes, go put 2-3 gallons of paint on top of a bucket of mud, then try carrying it two aisles, let alone 3-4 city blocks. if they knew the what/when/where to make the heist, they would've had a pretty good idea of how much it would weigh and planned accordingly. at the very least, a minimal plan would have allowed for a bag or box to disguise the contents, or maybe a dolly.
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If it was part of an Hollywood movie, the guards would have dropped off the gold somewhere else, put an empty bucket, maybe with a tray on top with 1/4" of gold. The thief would run off with that and disappear, then get paid off later by the guards. All suspicion is then on the escape, which would be planned (perhaps a latex mask or lots of stage makeup to fool the cameras)....