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- heist noun /haɪst/ /haɪst/ (informal) an act of stealing something valuable from a shop or bank synonym robbery
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A heist is a theft of cash or valuable objects such as artworks, jewellery or bullion. This can take the form of either a burglary or a robbery, the difference in English and Welsh law being that a robbery uses force (which means that some of the heists commonly known as robberies were actually burglaries).
Oct 25, 2023 · A heist-tunnelling crew called the Tunnel Rats dug underground to breach bank vaults in a dozen clever thefts in the 1980s and 90s before getting caught. About 80% of captured bank robbers are first-timers.
- North Hollywood shootout. Date: Feb. 28, 1997. Location: Hollywood, CA. Estimated heist amount: $1.2 million. This failed robbery and subsequent shootout is often cited as the basis for the heavy arming of local police departments with military-style rifles and equipment.
- Chelembra bank robbery. Date: Dec. 30, 2007. Location: Kerala, India. Estimated heist amount: $1.35 million. This Bank of Kerala heist took its inspiration from Bollywood film “Dhoom.”
- Iceland’s Big Bitcoin heist. Date: December 2017–January 2018. Location: Keflavik, Iceland. Estimated heist amount: $2 million, with potentially more collateral damage.
- Nigerian 419 scammers. Date: 2001-2018. Location: Worldwide. Estimated heist amount: $2.6 million. Now known colloquially as the “Nigerian Prince Scammers” or the “419 Scammers,” this worldwide gang of fraudsters crafted increasingly credible-sounding and well-informed emails to coerce the recipients into forking over cash via wire transfer, check, or loaded gift cards.
Nov 13, 2020 · From ingenious bank robberies, and that time a couple of malicious thieves fastened a collar bomb around a pizza delivery guy’s neck, to the elaborate mafia-backed Lufthansa Heist, these are the most astonishing grafts in recent history.
- Morgan Dunn
Robbery is a statutory offence created by section 8(1) of the Theft Act 1968 which reads: A person is guilty of robbery if he steals, and immediately before or at the time of doing so, and in order to do so, he uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force. [5]
The 2006 Securitas depot robbery in Tonbridge, England, was the UK's largest cash heist. It began with a kidnapping on the evening of 21 February 2006 and ended in the early hours of 22 February, when seven criminals stole almost £53 million.
May 2, 2024 · What is the main difference between a robbery and a heist? A robbery typically involves force or intimidation to steal directly from individuals, while a heist is a well-planned operation aimed at securing high-value assets.
