Okay folks, pardon my cynicism . . . Who buys this story? UPS Theft Detectives with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Largo, Florida are investigating the following case. In Clearwater Florida, on April 24, 2018 at 1154 hours, a victim reported that her (2) UPS packages containing (70) American Eagle Gold Coins, valued at $99,050, were never delivered. UPS showed that they delivered the (2) packages the same date. H owever, the driver was intentionally stopped at the entrance to the victim's mobile home park. The suspect told the UPS driver that "he had 2 packages for him to be delivered to a particular lot #". The UPS driver verified the victim's correct address on the suspected fake driver's license which was provided by the suspect. The suspect signed for the packages and left. The suspect is a black male, in his 30's, tall and slender, calm demeanor,LSW- dark blue or black scrubs, gold necklace, white socks with black sandals. Possible tattoo on his arm and on right hand. There was a 2nd suspect, unk description, who remained inside of the vehicle. Suspect vehicle - 2003-2005 Blue Dodge Neon, 4-door, unk tag. (The UPS driver remembers seeing the vehicle as he pulled in therefore the suspect appeared to be waiting for him). Contact: Detective Jennifer Zinge (727) 580-3775 Case # SO18-122174 Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Largo, Florida or Doug Davis 817-723-7231 Doug@numismaticcrimes.org The Numismatic Crime Information Center is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation. P.O. Box 14080 Arlington, Texas 76094. Numismatic Crime Information Center Numismatic Crime Information Center, P.O. Box 14080, Arlington, TX 76094 SafeUnsubscribe™ strummer289@metrocast.net Forward this email | Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by doug@numismaticcrimes.org in collaboration with Try it free today
I would think that $100k is delivered to trailer parks every day. But I suspect that it is drugs rather than gold most of the time.
I wonder how the suspect knew that 2 packages were coming and when to be there at the right time. It's a short list of those that would have this information.
My thoughts exactly. What are the odds that: Someone, apparently unknown to both the buyer (and the seller) would learn of the inbound merchandise? That same someone would know the date and time the parcels would arrive? That same someone would even hatch a plan so dependent upon accuracy of information, timing, and willingness of the UPS driver to stop for him at the entrance to the trailer park? Passersby noticed this blue neon loitering at the entrance, waiting for the UPS truck before it arrived? Surely, for such a haul, they would be hours early, so as not to miss the opportunity to intercept such valuable packages. In the time that it takes from placement of the order to delivery, this unknown suspect even had the time to have fake identification made? The package bore no external evidence of value, of the seller's core business, or of any restricted delivery requirement? The delivery person was so unsuspecting of the contents as to hand the packages over to someone other than the addressee at a location other than the intended address? Handwriting analysis would implicate the UPS driver as having signed for the parcels? The UPS isn't already looking at geo-tracking data to see if the truck even stopped at the entrance long enough to have conducted the claimed transaction? If I were the investigator in this case, I'd be all over the delivery person like water on a fish.
Extremely high for someone wanting the insurance saying they never got it and had the coins picked up by someone else.
Do people in trailer parks often buy $100000 in gold coins. There does seem to be plenty for any investigator to get their teeth into here. The IRS may be interested in the person buying them
i would say not, if someone is living in a trailer park, i would doubt in most cases That they would have that type of investment capital, you would have to ask the Question why are you still there...LOL
Some parks are well-maintained neighborhoods of choice for some retirees with substantial assets. Many of those who choose to live there are frugal by nature, want a small property to care for, yet be in a close-knit, affordable community. You'd probably be very surprised by the stories I could but won't tell about some folks living in trailer parks, and their real estate holdings, stock portfolios or coin collections.
So, you think it is the seller (as the beneficiary of shipping insurance) that arranged the interception, and not the buyer? . . . interesting. To be more clear, I don't believe this event ever occurred. I'm interested in what others think, so I've added a poll at the top of the thread.
I went with buyer but the seller was a close second. Maybe the seller sent rocks in the boxes. This story is too crazy to be true.
If the buyer, then she and the tattooed man are known to one another, and it won't take long for police to make that connection, either through witnesses having seen him and / or the Neon at her residence, or through her phone records. I suspect this case will be solved inside of just a few weeks, and NCIC will let us know what happened.