RantCrush Top 5: December 2, 2016

Sometimes you have a golden opportunity and have to act fast! That’s what a quick-witted man did yesterday in Manhattan when he came across an armored truck with the backdoors open and caught a glimpse of a bucket. Security footage shows how the man discreetly took the bucket out of the truck and simply walked away with it, as two men stood on the sidewalk, apparently oblivious.

VIDEO: Man scampers down Midtown street with $1.6M bucket of gold he swiped from armored truck, police say https://t.co/Rb0rWPCmUe pic.twitter.com/V9miDFeIQI

— DNAinfo New York (@DNAinfoNY) November 30, 2016

The bucket contained gold flakes valued at $1.6 million and weighed 86 pounds. That’s why it took the thief an hour to travel a distance that normally takes about 10 minutes. Security cameras along the way revealed that he jumped into a white van and then took off. So yes, you shouldn’t steal, but you should also probably avoid leaving 86 pounds of gold unattended in the middle of New York City.

@NYPDnews I gotta root for the crook on this one. who leaves a bucket of gold unattended?

— dingo8 (@dingo8) November 30, 2016

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.