Napping Brink's driver sleeps through massive jewelry heist
that the theft occurred at a Flying J Travel Center in Lebec, California, on July 11. While the driver slept, thieves grabbed 22 bags of gold and other jewelry, amounting to millions in value. The incident took a whopping 27 minutes, during which the robbers cut the truck’s rear lock andThough theof the stolen goods, local police haven’t shared much detail other than to say they have video evidence in the case.
The heist is a significant hardship for some of the smaller jewelers, which operate like any other local family business. Their lawsuit asks for at least $200 million – half for restitution and the other for damages. They say the jewelry itself was worth $100 million, but Brink’s disputes that total. The company’s lawyers have asked for a series of measures that could limit the amount of financial liability it has in the matter.
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