STOP THIEF
You've got to hand it to the Japanese for being polite. The Ohashi Collection Kan museum in Takayama, wanted to show off a prized possession, but they also wanted to let the visitors have an interactive role with it. So, they rolled out a 100 kg (225 lb.) Block of gold and put it on display. Unguarded by sensors. Or a case. They wanted visitors to be able to touch it.
Touch it, they did. Someone scoffed it. In broad daylight, Sunday, three masked dudes absconded with the bullion and were driven away by a fourth accomplice.
Shinji Kurake, a local police officer, said, "We were very shocked... but of course this was a big block of gold, and there was no security. I suppose they could have been a little more careful." A little more careful seems to be an understatement. Maybe Kurake just didn't want to say outright that the museum acted more than a bit naively here. In fact, they were fools.
The museum purchased the gold bar in 1994 for US$1.6 million, according to its website. In today's gold prices, the block would be worth about US$2.1 million. Not wishing to alarm anyone, the museum was closed for an "emergency holiday" on Monday. Officials could not be reached for comment.
Touch it, they did. Someone scoffed it. In broad daylight, Sunday, three masked dudes absconded with the bullion and were driven away by a fourth accomplice.
Shinji Kurake, a local police officer, said, "We were very shocked... but of course this was a big block of gold, and there was no security. I suppose they could have been a little more careful." A little more careful seems to be an understatement. Maybe Kurake just didn't want to say outright that the museum acted more than a bit naively here. In fact, they were fools.
The museum purchased the gold bar in 1994 for US$1.6 million, according to its website. In today's gold prices, the block would be worth about US$2.1 million. Not wishing to alarm anyone, the museum was closed for an "emergency holiday" on Monday. Officials could not be reached for comment.







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