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Heist

Crime

The Dresden Job

When a rash of sensational museum robberies stunned Europe, police zeroed in on a fearsome crime family—and a flashy new generation of young outlaws.

Joshua Hammer GQ Aug 2021 25min Permalink

Crime

Nut Job

Millions of dollars worth of nuts are disappearing in California.

Peter Vigneron Outside May 2017 15min Permalink

Crime Tech World

How a Ragtag Gang of Retirees Pulled Off the Biggest Jewel Heist in British History

Most of the men were in their 60s and 70s, with heart conditions, diabetes, and replacement hips. They made off with millions in cash and jewels, only to give themselves up by not understanding how technology works.

Mark Seal Vanity Fair Mar 2016 30min Permalink

Best Article Reprints Crime

The Pink Panthers

From a Tokyo smash-and-grab to driving a car through the window of a Dubai jewelry shop, how a ragtag band of Balkan thieves set a new bar for audacious heists.

A member of the Pink Panthers, Milan Poparic, escaped from prison yesterday.

David Samuels New Yorker Apr 2010 1h5min Permalink

Judith Clark's Radical Transformation

How prison changed the mother and militant who was sentenced to 75 years for her role in a deadly 1981 Brinks truck heist.

Tom Robbins New York Times Magazine Jan 2012 25min Permalink