Stolen PlayStation 3 Games Valued at $1.1 Million Recovered by Police, Stolen Again
by Nick Breckon, Sep 29, 2008 12:56pm PDTBritish police recovered a truck full of stolen PlayStation 3 games valued at 600,000 pounds (US $1.1M), only to see the truck driven off once again by vandals.
The vehicle was found days later missing seven pallets worth of PS3 games, including 16,000 copies of Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway, according to The Sun.
The original theft occurred in Northampton as the truck's driver "rested." After the games were shifted to another truck, cops noticed the vehicle's fake plates and recaptured the games, driving them to a not-so-secure police depot. Crooks then broke into the depot, driving the truck off before it could be checked for fingerprints or DNA.
"We are pursuing a number of lines of enquiry, including eBay transactions where a number of the games have been potentially identified as being advertised for sale," said a police spokesperson. "Arrests have already been made in respect of this."
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Truck-drivers in Europe have to follow very strict regulations when it comes to driving and resting. Hefty fines and revoked licenses are issued if they drive for to long.
Criminal have started (many years ago) to gas the cabin of the truck with a knockout gas while they are sleeping and steal the truck/goods.
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Pro tip: alt+0163 is your friend.
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That or I fail miserably at maths, which is also possible.
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