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The Chip Board Archive 16

Casino Heist & A Different Kind of Wanted Poster!

Ever been to Trinidad CA.? That's where the Cher-Ae Heights Casino is located. Northern Calsifornia coast, one of the most beautiful places on earth, populated by loggers, retirees, redwoods and marijuana growers. This came out of the Eureka paper down there, perhaps they have a section called "Contact High".

Seems there was a burglery at the joint... oh, about Nov. 1 it was and they nailed one of the burgle guys day before yesterday. Quite the write-up here, but you might become a little buzzed too, trying to read the thing. I'll cut-and-paste some of the Ocean's Twelve, Trail of the Pink Panther items from the narrative. vbg http://www.times-standard.com/local/ci_4918596

However, Porter called Reid on the extension of Frank Huggins, the man who would be working the cage workroom the night of the planned heist. Porter told Reid he was coming to the workroom, and showed up and manipulated some of the cameras.

The disguised man removed keys from his belt and opened the first security door to the cage workroom. When he tried the keys on the second door, it didn't work.

Once inside the room, the disguised man “crawled, squatted, and worked” his way to the vault door to avoid being seen by an employee who was in the room.
NOTE: Vault employee distracted by CCTN?

Raborn could hear the audio from the surveillance camera in the vault and heard the man say at one point “shut up.”

About a half hour later the woman -- whose face was not visible before and who was now dressed differently -- went back into the casino and again began playing slot machines.
Uhh, I need French subtitles here?

”It should be noted that, within a few minutes of the disguised female walking out of view at the pay phones, the disguised male entered the casino in the same general area where the disguised female walked out of view,” Raborn wrote.
How would I know it was an elephant that robbed us officer? He was wearing a mask!

After the disguised man tossed the keys near the pay phones, the woman emerged from the area and returned to the deli coffee area. Porter followed her and came out with something in his hands.

There you have it my friends! grin


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