They almost got away with it!

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canada, canadian search engine, free email, canada news Friday » December 30 » 2005 Eight people arrested for robbery allegedly involving fake security guards Canadian PressThursday, December 29, 2005MONTREAL -- Eight people were arrested Wednesday for a daring robbery that involved fake security guards taking advantage of a crowded electronics store on Boxing Day.The heist was pulled off with such expertise that store employees didn't realise they had been robbed until well after.Police say thieves dressed in the uniforms of a well-known security company walked into a downtown Future Shop teeming with Boxing Day bargain hunters.Then they faked the paperwork for what was a scheduled cash pickup and made off with an unspecified amount, although the store claimed record sales on Dec. 26.On Tuesday, a witness called police after spotting what appeared to be a handgun on the seat of a car.After trailing the vehicle to a quiet residential neighbourhood, members of Montreal's police SWAT squad searched a home and discovered fake guns that led them to the crime.Officers also arrested an individual in a car where they found $35,000 cash, weapons, security guard uniforms and other equipment.The other arrests followed. The eight suspects range in age from 25 to 60 years old.Even police were willing to admit the robbery was on the verge of being a perfect crime."It was actually pretty well set up, I would say," police spokesperson Raphael Bergeron said. "But obviously they made a mistake and were caught."A spokeswoman for Garda security says it's not yet clear if uniforms and equipment from her firm were used in the robbery.The Montreal-based security firm says it's co-operating with police and has procedures in place to protect its customers.© The Canadian Press 2005

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What a good imagination on the part of those guys! Gotta give it to them, they ALMOST made it.But like my gf tells me all the time, "almost only counts in horseshoe" (tout près compte seulement dans le jeu de fer, où tu as des points même si tu touche pas au poteau...)