Paris robbers tunnel into bank and steal from 200 vaults

The Telegraph co UK ^ | March 30, 2010 | Henry Samuel

[STONEWALLS]

"The thieves tied up the security guard at a Crédit Lyonnais branch on Paris's Avenue de l'Opera on Saturday night, before boring through a series of neighbouring cellars to reach the vault, police said.

They spent several hours opening the safes and set the place on fire as they left. The value of the stolen goods is still being estimated, police said"

[STONEWALLS]

...these kinds of robberies always make entertaining movies...who doesn't like a crime thriller?...the bad guys always get caught when a gang member does something stupid and gets picked up by the cops...this story will be fun to follow...a good diversion from the angst that Obama generates at least.

[Flash Bazbeaux]

It’s not the vaultage that hurts you — it’s how much currency.

[stinkerpot65]

What do you want to bet the robbers are Muslim?

[GeronL]

At least they put in some effort.

/s

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

It’s nobody’s vault but their own?

[anonsquared]

The French certainly don’t have that kind of work ethic, but I would wager it was Eastern Europeans.

[abb]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053752/
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

[tet68]

Oh that’s good, well done!

[randog]

Michel Barnich, a bank customer who believes his two private safe boxes containing family jewels were emptied, said the bank's security was insufficient.

"Two boys were guarding it (when he walked by one night last week). I wondered whether they were homeless people or professional security guards," he told Europe 1 radio.

Motivated enough to call a radio station after he's lost his family's valuables, but not motivated enough to do something beforehand when he had reasonable suspicion. Good on ya', Mr. Barnich.

[dead]

Michel Barnich, a bank customer who believes his two private safe boxes containing family jewels were emptied, said the bank's security was insufficient. "Two boys were guarding it (when he walked by one night last week). I wondered whether they were homeless people or professional security guards," he told Europe 1 radio.

But I left my family jewels there anyway.

Genius!

[Leo Farnsworth]

Sounds like: The Bank Job.

Great flick. See it.

[1rudeboy]

10$? To FR? Is that suitable?

[NonValueAdded]

'cept it's already been done: The Bank Job

[KMG365]

Muslims don’t have the intellegence

[steveo]

I must pass along my compliments. Brilliant!

[andy58-in-nh]

It’s not the vaultage that hurts you — it’s how much currency

Ohm, my.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

A release from a very forgettable Led Zeppelin album, Presence.

[sionnsar]

Bush’s vault.

[Pajama Blogger]

Your pun is amply biting. An ohmage to Tesla. A piece de resistance!

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“I ran out of gas. I had a flat tire. I didn’t have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn’t come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake! A terrible flood! Locusts! It wasn’t my vault, I swear to god!”