Another break-in at Leica Mayfair

[andybarton]

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This is the list of further stock, stolen from Mayfair over the weekend.

 

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[jaapv]

Time to invest in some extra security, I should think.

[wattsy]

That would explain why the shop was closed on Monday when I had to visit the client care café opposite.

[Chuck Albertson]

It's a dodgy neighborhood. Probably the work of that crew of hedge fund traders that hang at the Rolls-Royce dealership around the corner.

[250swb]

By the look of it they will keep going back until they find some M's in stock.

 

Steve

[Orient XI]

Makes one worry about leaving gear for repair in their workshop over the road!

[Bill W]

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Wow,

They will certainly have a nice S system pretty soon.

[tobey bilek]

The local Calumet was broken into a year back and so was my favorite brick and mortar photoshop.

 

The B&M was built as either a jewelry or photo store because they have a hugh walk in safe protected by a door that looks like a bank safe door. It has been a photo store since the early 1960`s under various owners.

 

The good stuff goes into the safe at night and the pro equipment is only brought out to show.

 

Used equipment and P&S cameras stay in the cases over night. The windows have now been replaced with unbreakable glass.

 

Citi Bank local suffered a robbery in daylight two days ago. Times are desperate. Only the drug dealers are doing well and the really wealthy who are moving their money into tax havens like the Cook Islands, Camen Islands, Crete, and a few other places where money can be secreted away. Mind you this is not illegal so long as you pay appropriate taxes and report it is there. Most do not. This hit the news last week, 4/1/13, and there has been nary a word in the main stream media. The investigative reporters claim as much as 20 trillion stashed, that is with a T.

[gjames9142]

Tobey, The CBC had an expose here of a politically connected rich guy who had stashed a lot away in the Cook islands. Some investigative group posted the names, but you are right, there is not much in the mainstream press, and in Canada the government is cutting back on tax inspectors and telling the others to go after the low=hanging fruit like small-time building tradesmen. Christine Lagarde released a similar list before she took over the IMF, and the Greek journalist who published the names was prosecuted for breach of privacy. He was acquitted and is now being re-charged. Go figure.

[Thomv]

I would not be surprised if the originator of this theft is actually on this (S) forum, these camera's are probably very difficult to sell.

[Ted Lemon]

I find this amazing surely, after the last break in, they place the S2's and other high value items in a safe overnight (that is assuming a safe was not cracked open). Bet the insurance premiums will be a tad higher next year than last and the cost trickled down to us - the customers.

[sfage]

Tobey, The CBC had an expose here of a politically connected rich guy who had stashed a lot away in the Cook islands. Some investigative group posted the names, but you are right, there is not much in the mainstream press, and in Canada the government is cutting back on tax inspectors and telling the others to go after the low=hanging fruit like small-time building tradesmen. Christine Lagarde released a similar list before she took over the IMF, and the Greek journalist who published the names was prosecuted for breach of privacy. He was acquitted and is now being re-charged. Go figure.

 

Yeah... like me. They want to come after me... "Joe rich guy".

[paulja]

good news is at least its in demand ....it wasnt long ago people were predicting the death of leica....paul