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Last Cash Heist from Western Union
posted (August 31, 2009)

It has all the appearances of an inside job but the management of the Chamber of Commerce western Union remains tight lipped about a large cash heist. The Chamber’s Western Union office recently moved into the ground floor of the newly constructed Coney Drive business plaza.

Preliminary investigation by police revealed that sometime after one on Saturday morning the security guard was held up by an armed dark skinned man. The gunman tied his hands, strapped a shirt over his face and took his hand held radio. The man then popped the lock off the door and apparently went after one thing only and that is the safe that contained sixty thousand dollars in U.S. and Belize dollars cash.

Police say at this time they have been questioning a number of persons but have yet to detain anyone for questioning.

So was it an inside job? Western Union had no comment at all and referred us to the police press release.

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