Laguna Niguel Heist #1 Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/8/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Did you know that on March, 24th 1972, the largest bank heist in history at the time was committed at the United California Bank in Laguna Niguel??

On 24 March 1972, the safe deposit vault at United California Bank in Laguna Niguel, California, was broken into and looted by professional burglars led by Amil Dinsio. His accomplices were James Dinsio, Harry Barber, Ronald Barber, Phil Christopher, Charles Mulligan, and Charles Brockles. All were from Youngstown, Ohio.

The total stolen was an estimated $30 million in cash, jewls, stocks, and bonds. It was a world record at the time. They were especially after Richard Nixon's private safe deposit box. They cut a hole in the roof and used blasting caps to get into the heavily secured bank vault.

While the robbery itself was executed perfectly, the thieves made the mistake of perpetrating a similar crime back in Ohio a few months later. The FBI linked the two heists, and their investigation of transportation records revealed that the entire gang had travelled to California on a single flight. They also learned of the townhouse used as an HQ, which had been rented by one of the gang members. A search initially found nothing, until the dishwasher was checked. The robbers had forgotten to wash their dishes before returning to Ohio, and the recovered fingerprints permitted federal arrest warrants to be made, leading to the arrest and conviction of all the burglars, along with the recovery of most of the loot. Surprisingly, the FBI website does not have an account of the incident or the investigation that led to apprehension of the robbers.

Accounts of the robbery and investigation have been shown on truTV and Investigation Discovery.

Video about the heist: (visit link)

You are looking for a small container that is located right near the building the heist took place in. The building is now a montessori school on the other side of the parking lot. This location is where the very tall sign for the "United California Bank" once stood overlooking PCH. Room for very small items and remember to BYOP. Use stealth at certain times when muggles may be near. Happy caching!

Visit- "Laguna Niguel Bank Heist #2" (GC2RTG9) cache near the robbers townhouse hideout up the street.

FTF gets a winning (hopefully) lotto ticket!

***Congrats to lagunahawk on the FTF!***

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haqrezvarq

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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