And finally… made of steal

And finally... made of steal

A trio of thieves disguised as construction workers stole a safe containing more than $3.2 million worth of jewellery from a New York home last month, police said.

The suspects, dressed in neon vests and hard hats, broke into the Jamaica Hills residence through a back door around 2 p.m. on Oct. 16 before hauling away the safe and fleeing in a blue Hyundai Elantra.

No one was injured, and police are still searching for the suspects — all men, seen wearing construction clothing and carrying black backpacks.

The elaborate disguise echoes a similar heist days later in Paris, where thieves dressed as workers used a cherry picker to steal $102m in jewels from the Louvre Museum.


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