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Posted on 12/12/2021 2:44:50 PM PST by grundle
Armed smash-and-grab looters broke into a high-end exotic car dealership in Chicago, stealing millions of dollars in watches.
"We're here to run a legitimate business, not be a western shootout," Joe Perillo, co-owner of Gold Coast Exotic Motor Cars, told ABC7.
Two men reportedly entered the dealership, which boasts a showroom of Lamborghinis and Bentleys, around noon on Saturday. One man was armed with a gun and stood by the entrance of the dealership while the other man used a hammer to smash display cases and allegedly stole about eight luxury watches, Fox 32 reported.
"He was smart enough not to raise the gun, because my people had guns," said Perillo. "If he raised that gun, he would have been shot, we’d probably be in court defending ourselves."
The watches were stolen in a matter of seconds and worth millions of dollars, according to the store.
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Good thing there were armed guards there to prevent the robbers from raising their guns.
It’s Chicago.
Who cares
Million watches in Chicago. What could go wrong?
TBH, if they had used their weapons the DA and the media would have ruined their lives.
Yeah, good thing. Can you imagine how bad it would be if they didn’t have armed guards who didn’t raise their firearms?
Someone help me with this sales promotion. It has to be the dopiest thing I’ve ever heard of.
“We are here to run a legitimate business...”
There is the problem. You CAN’T RUN A LEGITIMATE BUSINESS IN CHICAGO.
Did they raise the dollar limit on misdemeanor shoplifting?
So a robber can walk in. He can take whatever he wants. Armed security guards won’t do anything about it because the robber hasn’t point his gun at them.
Saw the owner on a video last night. He’s p*ssed that Groot and Fox won’t do a damn thing
With other customers around, a shootout with the guard was the last thing he wanted
Now, it’s by appointment only to shop
Yeah, the robbers might well have strained their backs carrying the weight of all they stole.
There’s a video of the looting on YouTube, if it’s still there
inside job
I always go to a car dealership when I want to buy a watch. /s
Something sounds fishy here. I’ve heard that people are trafficking in high-end watches as a method of money laundering.
Insurance scam?
That is where Hoovie Bought his Rolls Royce in 2018:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohpAiZ27yj0
He got a passing shot of the watch case.
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Well, he is probably right about one thing. If they has shot the SOB they would probably all be in jail.
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