Harry Winston: Diamond thieves pull off 100-million-dollar Paris heist

[DiamanteBlu]

Oops. Seems 4 guys went in [with two in drag] and made off with quite a bit of stuff! Here is the link.
D.

 

[neatfreak]

Pretty incredible, that was the same store that was ripped off a year or so ago. Someone didn''t learn a lesson in security!

 

[DiamanteBlu]

It made me think of the Gardner Museum theft in 1990 [I am in the Boston area and took personal offense at that theft since it is a museum I know so well!]. It was a tad bigger at $500mil - link - but the Winston theft is nothing to sneeze at.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Wouldn''t it be fun to be an international jewel thief? lol Ah, my life is so boring. Time to go pick the kids up from the bus and make sugar cookies.

 

[elle_chris]

wow!! they were there for a full 15 minutes! that''s a loong time when robbing a store. sounds like an inside job.

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 12/5/2008 4:08:11 PM
Author: DiamanteBlu
It made me think of the Gardner Museum theft in 1990 [I am in the Boston area and took personal offense at that theft since it is a museum I know so well!]. It was a tad bigger at $500mil - link - but the Winston theft is nothing to sneeze at.

I remember that. I''m from MA too and my mother loves that museum. It''s always amazing what smart criminals can pull off vs. dumb ones!

 

[DiamanteBlu]

MC -

Perhaps you can make those sugar cookies in the shapes of the stolen jewels!

ETA And post pics!

 

[Maisie]

Date: 12/5/2008 4:09:48 PM
Author: MC
Wouldn''t it be fun to be an international jewel thief? lol Ah, my life is so boring. Time to go pick the kids up from the bus and make sugar cookies.

If we were thieves it wouldn''t really be stealing. More like borrowing. We wouldn''t sell them, just wear them!

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 12/5/2008 4:40:50 PM
Author: DiamanteBlu
MC -

Perhaps you can make those sugar cookies in the shapes of the stolen jewels!

ETA And post pics!

Nice!!! I''ll do so. Right now the sugar cookie dough is in the fridge to firm up. . .I tried using the cookie cutters while the dough was still soft and all the poor little gingerbread men got all crunched up.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 12/5/2008 5:03:23 PM
Author: Maisie

Date: 12/5/2008 4:09:48 PM
Author: MC
Wouldn''t it be fun to be an international jewel thief? lol Ah, my life is so boring. Time to go pick the kids up from the bus and make sugar cookies.

If we were thieves it wouldn''t really be stealing. More like borrowing. We wouldn''t sell them, just wear them!

Exactly. We would be advertising for Harry Winston.

 

[DiamanteBlu]

Yeah! There you go! I like the advertising approach.

Jeweled cookies rule!

It pains me to think of those poor jewels dissected and those poor stones being recut and diminished in size!

 

[joflier]

Date: 12/5/2008 5:03:23 PM
Author: Maisie

Date: 12/5/2008 4:09:48 PM
Author: MC
Wouldn''t it be fun to be an international jewel thief? lol Ah, my life is so boring. Time to go pick the kids up from the bus and make sugar cookies.

If we were thieves it wouldn''t really be stealing. More like borrowing. We wouldn''t sell them, just wear them!

Exactly. Just wear it for awhile, then "trade" it for something new!!!

 

[Beacon]

Saw that theft - quite remarkable. Very brazen.

Hey gem styled sugar cookies sound totally awesome! I want to make some too. So much cheaper than the real thing.

Fun!