wraggster
December 19th, 2012, 00:15
Thieves have made off with over 7,000 Wii U consoles worth approximately $2.1 million.
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_293709_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=293709)According to ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/12/thieves-steal-2m-worth-of-wii-consoles/), the heist took place at around 9pm on Saturday, December 15, when robbers pulled into a Seattle-based air cargo warehouse with two large trucks, and used forklifts to load them up with pallets of Wii U units.The heist went unnoticed until noon the following day when employees turned up to see empty crates where Nintendo consoles should be, says the report.
Local authorities have confirmed (http://kotaku.com/5969557/thieves-make-off-with-7000-wii-us-in-daring-warehouse-heist) that the missing units were the new Wii U console, and at $300 per unit the police are dealing with a heist worth over $2 million.
"If we don't get any tips ahead of time, it will be the selling of these consoles that will lead to their capture," said a Sgt. Cindy West to ABC. "It's gonna be pretty hard to hide 7,000 Wii game consoles."
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/384197/thieves-rob-over-7000-wii-u-consoles-from-seattle-warehouse/
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_293709_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=293709)According to ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/12/thieves-steal-2m-worth-of-wii-consoles/), the heist took place at around 9pm on Saturday, December 15, when robbers pulled into a Seattle-based air cargo warehouse with two large trucks, and used forklifts to load them up with pallets of Wii U units.The heist went unnoticed until noon the following day when employees turned up to see empty crates where Nintendo consoles should be, says the report.
Local authorities have confirmed (http://kotaku.com/5969557/thieves-make-off-with-7000-wii-us-in-daring-warehouse-heist) that the missing units were the new Wii U console, and at $300 per unit the police are dealing with a heist worth over $2 million.
"If we don't get any tips ahead of time, it will be the selling of these consoles that will lead to their capture," said a Sgt. Cindy West to ABC. "It's gonna be pretty hard to hide 7,000 Wii game consoles."
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/384197/thieves-rob-over-7000-wii-u-consoles-from-seattle-warehouse/