Hall of Shame II
A band of thieves stole an entire safe from a business in Bregenz, Austria, but couldn’t get it open. They decided to put it on a railroad track, hoping a passing train would smash it open. It did, “but nearly all the money was thrown out and the perpetrators had to flee,” a police spokesman said. Worse, “the locomotive was very badly damaged and there was nearly a derailment.” About 5,000 euros (US$6,000) in cash was scattered around the scene. (AFP) ...Plan B, of course, was to cut it open with a blowtorch.
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