Landshark77 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Thieves Steal $1.9M Worth of Microsoft Xbox 360 Consoles The police are searching for at least three thieves responsible for stealing thousands of Xbox 360 game consoles Around $1.9M USD worth of Microsoft Xbox 360 game consoles have been stolen from a U.K. depot center located in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. An initial shipment of consoles worth $1.4M USD was stolen from a depot center. Police later revealed that there was another theft on Thursday morning after two vehicles flagged down a truck that was carrying around $500,000 worth of Xbox consoles. According to U.K. police, At least three men, believed to be driving a Range Rover and Rover Saloon, were involved with the truck jacking. Police have successfully recovered the stolen truck. An investigation is underway to see if the two thefts are related. Police believe the consoles are being stolen so that they can be sold on the black market for the Christmas holiday shopping season. The Xbox 360 retails from $386 to $579 in the UK and is a top choice for consumers, according to The Times of London. The police have made statements to the public warning them that anyone purchasing stolen consoles could find that their warranty is no longer valid. Also, the Staffordshire police department put out the following statement to viewers in the UK: "We are appealing for information from anyone who is offered games in suspicious circumstances, such as in a pub, at a car boot sale or off the back of a lorry." Approximately 4,000 consoles were stolen in the heist by rough estimates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shof Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Nice. I was thinking of doing something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Interesting, I wonder if it has anything to do with: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=515727 Different numbers? Where's your source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landshark77 Posted November 28, 2006 Author Share Posted November 28, 2006 My sources are : http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Thieves+S...ss&ei=UTF-8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corris Veteran Posted November 28, 2006 Veteran Share Posted November 28, 2006 Would they both possibly be the same as https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=515617 Posted by Spartan_X before you both :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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