WESTMINSTER, Calif. (UPI) -- Two thieves made off with $405,000 in California this week by putting their apparently detailed information of an armored car operation to good use.
The Orange County (Calif.) Register said Wednesday the two men not only had the uniforms typically used by the regular armored car drivers, but had the correct labels on their vehicle when they arrived at a money-transfer shop in Westminster, Calif.
The two men had even come to the shop on the regular day for the business' money pick-up, only a bit earlier then usual.
Police said the men collected $405,000 from the site before leaving and it wasn't until the actual armored car guards arrived that the entire scam became apparent.
Officer Van Woodson of the Westminster Police Department could only remark at how aggressive and confident the two at-large criminals had been during Tuesday's theft.
"It really took a lot of nerve," he told the Register. "These guys just went in there, said 'hi, we're here.' They took the money, and left."
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