STOLEN PIPES from Chicago Pipe Show

[woodsroad]

Can’t be that dumb if he’s doing $80k pools. But there is an audit in his future.

What wasn’t reasonable about the bank?

 

[mso489]

If a security detail would make a lot of sense in transferring large sums, that's a good indication it should be transferred a different way. Otherwise it's spotters, snipers, an advance team. Not the way to do it, I don't think.

 

[mikethompson]

Why not take a couple grand out over a longer period of time?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Yeh, thank goodness all crimes do not have to be solved by this forum, ha ha. ::

 

[mikefu]

1 word to prevent muggings: Cryptocurrency. I don’t know if anyone really knows how it works, but it sounds very hard to find, let alone steal. If he was packing a smartphone full of Bitcoin he’d still have it. :D

 

[woodsroad]

‘The Biggest Theft in History’: What We Know So Far About the $530 Million Coincheck Hack
Theft only occurs in capitalistic societies. In a Communistic setting, pipe smoking needs are met by the State.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Wow. Stealing something that doesn't really exist, but is "worth" millions!! Neat job.

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

What ever happened to safety in numbers. He should have had at least one other person with him, but two or three would have been better. Criminals are less likely to go after people in numbers. Won't stop them completely, but less likely.

 

[bannyc9]

I'm reminded of the old adage of "a locked door only keeps a honest man out". Criminals don't live by the morals or laws we do. This is just so sad, to bad for the money and the pipes...

 

[johnnyiii]

I wouldn't walk around Chicago with 40.00 bucks in my pocket.
GOD Bless him...hope he is insured. It couldn't replace..but could help.

 

[sablebrush52]

Good luck collecting any insurance. Walking along the street with a knapsack full of "collectible" pipes and grabbing lunch with a knapsack full of "collectible" pipes. I suppose it would depend on the conditions for safekeeping as well as proven value and documentation required by the insurer. Rodrigo might get something or nothing. I'd be happily shocked if he got anything approaching the claimed values, or anything at all. The only good thing about any of this is that he wasn't injured.

 

[woodsroad]

Of course, there's always the possibility that the entire thing was a....nah...not going there.

 

[kola]

^^^ I thought that too but didnt say it... fearing the dogs would be all over me.

 

[sajgre]

It is even sadder now that I know that it was a business being robbed.

He sold my pipes a few times before and was very professional. I hope he gets something back from insurance.

 

[briarbuck]

Goodness, hate to hear this and glad he is safe.

 

[aquadoc]

Woodsroad, yes. This does not make sense. Let's see, 1st, pack up a number of Uber expensive pipes, 2nd, go to bank alone to pick up some pocket change, 3rd - stop to eat lunch with said pocket change and pipes in one bag... 4th, get mugged with no witnesses around and lose everything. No leads in the case. He is either very unlucky and did not think things through or....

 

[woodsroad]

Or....

 

[sablebrush52]

 

[ashdigger]

Since he didn't get physically harmed....
If the pictures on the wanted posters are like his pictures depicting pipes well,

....

 

[georged]