The Hatton Garden heist gang knew each other from a couple of big heists in 1983 (Brink’s Mat and Security Express).
Plus the press gave them cool nicknames like Billy the Fish, Mr Ginger, Mr Strong, Mr Montana, The Gent, The Tall Man and The Old Man, so bonus points for that.
It’s OK, you can always steal a police car to distract them.
If you add in mafia involved heists, Goodfellas is based on real events.
That was my thread, and that case has captivated me for a while. The details are beyond weird. They stole coffee, tea, wine, and large quantities of cooking oil during robberies in which dozens of people were shot to death. They stole their getaway car back from a police garage after it was impounded. They got away clean every single time, dozens of times, over the course of three years. Most likely, one or all of the gang were active-duty members of the police or military, which is why they were never caught.
It’s begging for a movie adaptation, but it’s so fucking bizarre and baroque that Wes Anderson would have to direct it.
And the trailer for the Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary was just released today! What timing.
Here it is, King of Thieves, starring Michael Caine.
as close as it gets in real life MSN
the investigative officer said “its oceans 11” without Clooney and pitt