Swedish crown jewels: Speedboat thieves steal priceless treasures

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Source: BBC

Police in Sweden have launched a manhunt after thieves swiped some of the country's crown jewels from a cathedral and escaped by speedboat.

Two priceless crowns and an orb belonging to a 17th Century king and queen were taken at around midday on Tuesday in Strängnäs, near Stockholm.

Witnesses said they saw two men running from the cathedral, which was open to the public and hosting a lunch fair.

They were seen motoring off into Lake Malaren, and have not been seen since.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45028732

Stealing is bad yes, but won't y'all be thinking 'but this was a pretty cool way to do it'?

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6 replies	Author	Time	Post
Swedish crown jewels: Speedboat thieves steal priceless treasures (Original post)	Bradshaw3	Aug 2018	OP
Everybody's intrigued by a good caper.	JohnnyRingo	Aug 2018	#1
What is an orb?	murielm99	Aug 2018	#2
Nothing is sacred anymore - that makes me sad.	iluvtennis	Aug 2018	#3
Already been posted	left-of-center2012	Aug 2018	#4
Can't wait for the movie!!!	rwsanders	Aug 2018	#5
Locking - duplicate thread	muriel_volestrangler	Aug 2018	#6

Response to Bradshaw3 (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2018, 08:13 PM

JohnnyRingo (15,322 posts)

1. Everybody's intrigued by a good caper.

That's why they make movies about them. It'll be a shame though, if the thieves melt down the historical artifacts and sell the gems piecemeal.

Then again, screw it.

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Response to Bradshaw3 (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2018, 08:22 PM

murielm99 (27,285 posts)