Man steals package with $91,000 of silver bars inside from Long Island UPS facility

[searcher]

Man steals package with $91,000 of silver bars inside from Long Island UPS facility​

Updated on December 21, 2023​

Police are looking to track down a man who allegedly walked off with boxes of silver bars worth more than $90,000 from a UPS facility on Long Island.

The theft took place at the UPS Customer Service Center on Smith Street in East Farmingdale on Nov. 22, Suffolk County police said. Just after 9 a.m. that morning, the man flashed a fake ID at the store, then swiped the packages containing the silver bars.

There were at least 36 bars of silver inside seven boxes at the store, police said. After showing his fake ID, the man was able to sign for them, then load them into his car and drive away in a dark-colored vehicle— quite the heavy lift, both figuratively and literally.

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Man steals package with $91,000 of silver bars inside from Long Island UPS facility

Police are looking to track down a man who allegedly walked off with boxes of silver bars worth more than $90,000 from a UPS store on Long Island.

www.nbcnewyork.com

Sal's take on things..........

 

[pmbug]

Sounds similar to the Toronto airport heist :

Thief steals $1.5 of gold out of truck.

Wasn't me! http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/thief-steals-barrel-of-gold-flakes-from-armored-truck-in-nyc/ar-BBwRsYG?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout I am dubious on one point in the story. This box/barrel/tin was supposed to weigh 86 pounds but then they wrote - "The truck’s surveillance...

www.pmbug.com

Amazing that folks can do this. It would seem like the thieves have expert knowledge of the facility operating procedures....

 

[Goldhedge]

That's about 3,000 1oz bars

 

[Voodoo]

Only 36 bars so they were 100 oz's. Almost 250 lbs of silver.

 

[Goldhedge]

Only 36 bars so they were 100 oz's. Almost 250 lbs of silver.

That's more than one trip...

 

[Joe King]

Heck, they probably helped him. He flashed ID after all. lol


See? This why that kind of stuff should not be shipped any other way than by registered mail. That shit is most likely lost for good. Unless the shipper had a contract with UPS specifically for shipping precious metals, UPS won't cover it even if the shipper bought insurance.

Does UPS ship Gold?

Can you ship gold bullion with UPS or other private courier services? UPS expressly prohibits standard shipments from containing physical precious metal gold bullion products. Come learn the facts and

sdbullion.com

 

[CopperSilverGold]

Did the UPS customer service only give a cursory look at the ID, but not actually compare the names? Or is it possible that the recipient broke a cardinal rule and told other people that they were buying this big lot of Ag and someone told someone who then got a fake ID that matches his name/address?