The Loomis armored car company is offering a $100,000 reward for the safe return of the missing gold. Police believe the suspect saw an opportunity, and figured whatever was in the truck was valuable.Īuthorities recently received a tip that the suspect could be in the Orlando or Miami area. “He probably had no idea what was in there, he had no clue,” Mendelsohn said.

There’s great value in this,” jeweler Matt Selig said. “This material is obviously worth money when melted at refineries. If the man was able to open the sealed bucket, he would have found the gold flakes that are left over after jewelers put gemstones into rings.

“He probably didn’t even know know what’s in there,” he added. “It’s 48th Street, and people know the Jewelry District is 48th, 47th Streets, and all these businesses have jewelers in it,” Hank Mendelsohn, of Gold Standard, said. READ MORE: CBS2 Weather Headlines: Clouds Linger, Passing Showers Possible, High Of 48 Thursday Police don’t believe the suspect knew what was in the bucket, if he was able to open it. The bucket’s disappearance was noticed after the driver returned to the truck and sat on another bucket in the rear, only realizing the bucket was missing because that’s the bucket he used to rest his feet while he sat, CBS2’s Raegan Medgie reported. Police said the man’s entire trip, usually considered to be about a 10-minute walk, took an hour. Call #800577TIPS /JuFNYA9hRLĪt one point, the heavy weight of the bucket catches up with him as he’s seen stopping, putting it down and eventually picking it back up again. Took 5 gallon pail containing gold worth $1.6mil. WANTED: Male Hispanic 5’6”, 150lbs, 50-60y/o for burglary in Midtown Man. He lugged the bucket up the street, heading east on West 438th Street toward Third Avenue, making his way through the crowds of people who didn’t notice him carrying the five-gallon pail, police said. He then grabs an 86-pound, unmarked and sealed black metal bucket containing $1.6 million-worth of gold flakes, police said. Police said the man is seen on surveillance video scoping out the truck, that had its back door open.

“The helpers actually left the truck to do a pick up, and the one that was securing the vehicle from the rear stepped away,” Detective Martin Pastor, from the NYPD’s Major Case Squad, told 1010 WINS’ Juliet Papa. The truck was left unattended for a short time, and the suspect jumped on the opportunity. READ MORE: Mayor-Elect Eric Adams To Outline COVID-19 Plan For New York City As Omicron Cases Spike 29 as the armored truck was parked on West 48th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The search continues for a suspect who police said was seen on surveillance video stealing a bucket of gold flakes off an armored truck in Midtown Manhattan.

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