Nearly $6 million in Vertu phones stolen from van
by Darren Murph 
posted Jun 4th 2007 at 1:12AM
Stealing £3 million ($5.94 million) worth of mobile phones sure sounds like a risky way to may a buck, but if you're going to jack mobile handsets, you might as well swipe the ones that depreciate the least, eh? A crew of four men in Europe apparently agreed with that mantra, as they got up the nerve to run a Vertu van off the road with their Subaru and reportedly swiped a fair amount of handsets before darting off. There was no word on just how many phones were actually stolen, but we're sure the boys in blue found a fully stocked trunk after it located the crashed vehicle in Slough, Banks. Two of the four masked bandits were later captured and arrested for their part in the heist, but the other duo is probably trying to figure out how in the world they would unload hordes of these highly sought after mobiles without garnering suspicion in the first place.[Via BGR]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
mj @ Jun 4th 2007 9:03AM
Two words: North Korea.
Kim Jong Il has been DYING to hook his posse up with these.
Kevin @ Jun 4th 2007 4:37PM
What's that like 5 phones they stole?
Jelster @ Jun 4th 2007 11:07PM
As MJ said, chances are these are going way way way outside Europe to some already expectant customers. And what is it with people slamming Vertu all the time? There is obviously a market for bling'd up mobiles as there is for illogical gadget hankering, each to their diamond encrusted own I say. :)
BTW, it's Slough, Berks or Berkshire.