Making it Easy

A rash of jewelry store burglaries on the Central Coast in recent times; Watsonville, Mountain View, Gilroy. Authorities are working to link the crimes. I'm curious too.

Was watching a piece on 60 Minutes last Sunday about the, "Pink Panthers," a collective of 200 thieves from old Yugoslavia who have banded together to heist $340 million worth of jewelry in more than 160 robberies in at least 26 countries. Their prolific track record is only trumped by their tactics. Most of the robberies happened in under 30 seconds. Cells organized in groups of 5 or less work in cooperation to first scout a vulnerable target and then attack it. Security camera footage is stunning! These guys are ultra fast and completely organized, they know EXACTLY what they are looking for and then they are gone, without a trace.

Any criminal mind would certainly be inspired by this expose but let's not finger point at 60 Minutes too much, this surely has the makings of an awesome hollywood heist flick before too long (I'm a huge fan of the genre.)

I won't be surprised to hear of similar copycat acts worldwide as their legend grows.