{"id":2429365,"date":"2025-04-30T16:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crowds-in-chicago-loot-300000-lost-out-of-armored-car\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T16:51:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:51:44","slug":"crowds-in-chicago-loot-300000-lost-out-of-armored-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crowds-in-chicago-loot-300000-lost-out-of-armored-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowds in Chicago Loot $300,000 Lost Out of Armored Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcrowds-in-chicago-loot-300000-lost-out-of-armored-car%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2429365&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An incident occurred in Oak Park, Illinois, where an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-da-celebrates-his-terrorist-dad-getting-vaccine-in-prison-sparks-strong-blowback\/\" title=\"San Francisco DA Celebrates His Terrorist Dad Getting Vaccine In Prison; Sparks Strong Blowback\">armored truck<\/a> from Brinks Security accidentally opened, causing three bags containing approximately $300,000 to spill onto the street. The event unfolded on April 22, and upon returning to the scene, the driver found that a crowd of 50 to 100 people had taken advantage of the situation, quickly scooping up the cash and fleeing. Local police are investigating the matter and have urged anyone who took the money to return it. Brinks has stated that they do not comment on ongoing investigations and recommend contacting law enforcement for more details. the recovery of the cash presents challenges, as cash is difficult to trace compared to digital transactions. Police plan to utilize customary investigative methods, including reviewing surveillance footage and interviewing witnesses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">unexplained oopsie moment involving<\/a> an armored car led to a feeding frenzy in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park.<\/p>\n<p>On April 22, the back door of a Brinks Security Company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/security-expert-gives-take-wild-video-south-african-armored-truck-crew-coming-automatic-weapons-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">armored truck<\/a> opened by &ldquo;unknown means&rdquo; according to a complaint the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-caved-to-turkish-government-demands-blocked-group-to-protect-business-interests\/\" title=\"Facebook Caved To Turkish Government Demands, Blocked Group To Protect Business Interests\">company made<\/a> to police.<\/p>\n<p>Three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/thieves-make-off-300k-using-diversion-tactic-truck-driver-fall-trick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bags of money<\/a> fell out.<\/p>\n<p>The bags had about $300,000 in them, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/local\/bags-of-cash-fell-from-a-brinks-truck-in-chicago-crowds-of-people-stole-300k-police-said\/3730971\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WMAQ-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No one is yet in custody, a village official said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Brinks truck spilled $300K on a street in Oak Park, IL. Police are investigating and asking anyone who grabbed cash to return it.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3SKUSN02J0\">https:\/\/t.co\/3SKUSN02J0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Harvey Radio (@SteveHarveyFM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveHarveyFM\/status\/1917552648695194089?\">April 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The driver of the vehicle told police that after realizing what happened, he returned to the scene where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/clerk-middle-armed-robbery-busy-loading-cash-bag-perfect-customer-walks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">money<\/a> fell, but he found a group of between 50 and 100 people had gotten there first, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/western-suburbs\/300k-falls-from-brinks-truck-in-oak-park-several-take-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WGN-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He told police that people were scooping up the cash and fleeing on foot or in vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In general, and in the interest of the safety of our employees and others who may be affected on matters concerning law enforcement, we do not comment and recommend that you approach the relevant law enforcement agencies for further background on the incident,&rdquo; Brinks said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>An Oak Park resident said she had no idea of the frenzy taking place outside her home, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/300k-cash-fall-out-of-birnks-truck-oak-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBBM-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nicole Phillips-Edwards said she found out about the incident when a police officer came to her door.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He said they ran right past my house. That they had ran down the street and they were trying to see if it had recorded,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMadChillTV%2Fposts%2Fpfbid034dLykwdyJq8ryJte5a4EUzoBbVVDvXeUyNjPVDAQn7XDeg56crX7u4ZXmcsfC3LJl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"590\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So I pulled out my camera and I&rsquo;m showing them and I&rsquo;m like, &lsquo;how far do I need to go back?&rsquo; and he&rsquo;s like &rsquo;10 minutes.&rsquo; I&rsquo;m like &rsquo;10 minutes?!&rsquo; I was in the house 10 minutes,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Former FBI agent Mike Driscoll, of FTI Consulting, said finding out who took the cash and filing charges is a tall order.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s ways to track payments, track wires, track digital payments, even when things get into the cryptocurrency world, it&rsquo;s possible to conduct tracing for those assets. In incident like this when you&rsquo;re talking about lose cash, that&rsquo;s very, very difficult,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Law enforcement is going to have to rely on old-fashioned investigative techniques. Looking at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-teens-charged-in-deadly-2020-house-fire-in-denver\/\" title=\"3 teens charged in deadly 2020 house fire in Denver\">surveillance cameras<\/a>, interviewing witnesses,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Police are asking anyone who took the money to return it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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