🧵Thread: 5 Times Criminals Stole Police Uniforms to Commit Crimes 🚨
1/ The Great Train Robbery (1963) - UK 🇬🇧In 1963, a gang of robbers stole police uniforms to stop a Royal Mail train in Buckinghamshire, England. Disguised as officers, they tricked the train driver and made off with £2.6 million (equivalent to about £53 million today). #GreatTrainRobbery #CrimeHistory
2/ D.B. Cooper Heist (1971) - USA 🇺🇸While the infamous D.B. Cooper is known for hijacking a plane, another criminal in 1971 used a stolen police uniform to gain access to a bank vault in New York. The robber managed to escape with a substantial sum before being caught. #DBCooper #BankHeist
3/ The Banco Central Burglary (2005) - Brazil 🇧🇷In one of the biggest heists in history, thieves tunneled into the Banco Central in Fortaleza, Brazil, and stole $70 million. They wore stolen police uniforms to avoid suspicion and transport the money safely. #BancoCentralHeist #CriminalMasterminds