Comments on: Thief to Guards: We're the Alarm Company, Please Ignore Any Alarm Tonight ...

By: Neatoramawontsendmeapassword

Neatoramawontsendmeapassword — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:26:12 +0000

They've actually found them.

http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/440252

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:26:08 +0000

Oh hey I attend UBC! Its pretty weird that I haven't heard of this story until I saw it on neatorama...I guess I should watch more news and surf the internet less >< Anyways I'm assuming that it was in our museum of anthropology which is a shame because it has some really nice stuff on display there...btw whats going on in Vancouver lately...like last month someone broke into the Vancouver Zoo and stole a monkey the RCMP needs to shape up

By: FlappyGums

FlappyGums — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:43:59 +0000

plus, we also have bears in Canada.

By: Lore

Lore — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:12:58 +0000

Ingenious.

By: Gerry

Gerry — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:43:02 +0000

I had a situation once where our department was working on a Saturday/Sunday and one of the dummies accidentally went out into the warehouse area and set the alarms off. We turned them off but a few minutes later the cops show up out front...and I stepped out and told them it was all OK. They didn't ask for ID or anything and just went away.

When I got back inside I told the crew, "That's the way to rob a building... just be sure to wear a shirt and tie and look like you work there!"

By: Cassie

Cassie — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:02:53 +0000

Yeah you can buy bear spray at any camping supply store here in Canada. My sister used to carry a small vial of it around in her purse when she worked late at night downtown.

By: plainswalker75

plainswalker75 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:30:48 +0000

re: Bear Spray According to Wikipedia: "In Canada all products with a label containing the words pepper spray, mace, etc, or otherwise originally produced for use on humans are classified as a restricted weapon[17]. Only Peace Officers, and individuals/corporations who have special government permits may legally carry or possess pepper spray. Any similar canister with the labels reading "dog spray" and/or "bear spray" may be legally carried by anyone. The legality of using spray intended for animal deterent on a person would be decided in court on a case-by-case basis."

By: sam

sam — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:20:54 +0000

Awesome - real life art thieves! I'm going to try this.

By: Evil Pundit

Evil Pundit — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:54:22 +0000

Oh. I was kinda hoping it was a pheromone spray that would soon have the museum full of amorous bears.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:46:28 +0000

Yeah, bear spray. Its like mace but for bears.

By: Adam Stanhope

Adam Stanhope — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:39:37 +0000

I want to know where one gets "bear spray" and what it does. Does it get you loopy? If so, I'm in.

By: Neatoramawontsendmeapassword

Neatoramawontsendmeapassword — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:14:15 +0000

So that's how they did it. The news here wasn't very clear at first, leaving me to wonder if they'd even had a security system to guard the millions of dollars of artwork at all.

I really hope they find the pieces. It would be such a shame if they were melted down for such a small amount of gold.

By: Evil Pundit

Evil Pundit — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:12:04 +0000

"Bear spray"?