{"id":101586,"date":"2023-12-05T03:48:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T03:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=101586"},"modified":"2023-12-05T03:48:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T03:48:53","slug":"thief-pulls-off-brazen-2m-heist-at-countrys-largest-shopping-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/world-news\/thief-pulls-off-brazen-2m-heist-at-countrys-largest-shopping-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief pulls off brazen $2m heist at country&apos;s largest shopping centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Chadstone Melbourne: Masked thief pulls off brazen solo $2million heist at country&#8217;s largest shopping centre<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Single thief stole more than 30 watches in four minutes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Suspect knew the layout of the store and what to take\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Thief steals Christmas presents off doorstep<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cops are musing over whether a brazen $2 million dollar watch-heist was an inside job after a single thief made off with dozens of luxury watches within four minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A masked man in an orange high-visibility vest with extensive knowledge of the layout of Melbourne&#8217;s Chadstone Shopping Centre broke in\u00a0at 2:40am on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is believed the thief gained entry through a loading dock before making their way to luxury watch retailer Kennedy on the third floor and stealing at least 30 timepieces.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Victoria Police spokeswoman said that the offender smashed a number of cases and managed to escape with Rolex and Franck Muller watch sets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Extensive CCTV footage captured the burglary and police have said that they will be relying on the video and tipoffs from the public to catch the lone criminal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/02\/78577517-12825629-A_single_thief_has_brazenly_taken_off_with_more_than_30_luxury_w-a-20_1701744586624.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A single thief has brazenly taken off with more than 30 luxury watches from the Kennedy store in Melbourne&#8217;s Chadstone shopping complex after breaking in early Sunday morning\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/00\/78577513-12825629-image-a-32_1701737816899.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Police believe that the thief had an intimate knowledge of the layout of the 185,000 sq m shopping complex, the largest in the southern hemisphere<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE: Drunken thief returns stolen car<\/h3>\n<p>The 185,000 sq m shopping complex is the largest in the southern hemisphere and police believe the thief knew exactly where he was going during the speedy robbery.<\/p>\n<p>Police believe the suspect was familiar with how to get in and which products to take.<\/p>\n<p>There is no suggestion Kennedy staff were involved.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy specialises in luxury watches and customers typically have to spend years on a waitlist before they are able to get their hands on some pieces.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The resale price of a Rolex typically sits above 50 per cent of the retail price which could make the profit margin for the thief even higher than the collective $2 million price tag on the watches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/00\/78577551-12825629-image-a-35_1701737862863.jpg\" height=\"356\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Extensive CCTV footage caught the thief, wearing an orange high-visibility vest, gaining access through a loading dock\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/00\/78577541-12825629-image-a-36_1701737870735.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The thief quickly made their way to the watch store and took around $2million worth of watches in four minutes before fleeing the scene\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12825629\/Chadstone-Melbourne-masked-thief-pulls-brazen-heist-Kennedy-watches.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chadstone Melbourne: Masked thief pulls off brazen solo $2million heist at country&#8217;s largest shopping centre Single thief stole more than<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101585,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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