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Some of World Great Robberies
Crime is an act of people against the law. If anything is done against the law it is termed as crime. Crime has been a uneradicateable part of the society. There are many such incidents that happened in the past and now I am going to share some of them.
- Crown Jewels- On May9,1671 Colonel Thomas Blood entered The Tower Of London disguised as a priest and stole the crown Jewels.He was captured, but pardoned by Charles I, who admired his daring.
- Mona Lisa- Leonardo da Vinci's Famous painting was stolen from the Lourve Museum, Paris on 21 August 1911 by Vicenzo Peruggia. He kept it for two years, but when he tried to sell it he was caught and jailed.
- Great Train Robbery- A gang of 12 robbers stole $2.6 million from Glasgow to London mail train on August 8, 1963. They were caught and jailed but Ronald Biggs, escaped and lived for many years in Brazil.
- Securitas depot robbery- On February 22, 2006 Britain's biggest ever robbery took place at Securitas Depot, Tonbridge. The gang kidnapped the family of the deopt manager and got away with $53,116,760 in cash. Following a series of cops raids, some of the cash was recovered and several people were arrested.
