The Perfect Crime

For 20 years, South American thieves have been stealing millions of dollars in gems and jewelry from traveling salespeople in San Francisco. And no one -- not the cops, jewelers, or insurance companies -- has the slightest idea how to stop them.

A A A Comments By Peter Byrne Wednesday, May 8 2002
...continued from page 5
Diamonds are not only valuable, they are extremely portable.
Paolo Vescia
Diamonds are not only valuable, they are extremely portable.
San Francisco's Jewelry Mart.
Paolo Vescia
San Francisco's Jewelry Mart.

Related Content

More About

Like this Story?

Sign up for the Weekly Newsletter: Our weekly feature stories, movie reviews, calendar picks and more - minus the newsprint and sent directly to your inbox.

Privacy Policy

Detective Woodings of the LAPD seems to agree with that rather bleak assessment. "We caused the escalation of violence ourselves by putting more preventative measures in place. The crooks just take countermeasures," he says.

"We might as well stand on the corner and give the jewels away. Then there would be no more robberies."

<< Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Check out this week's featured ad for News
More Ads >>

Get the Weekly Newsletter

Our weekly feature stories, movie reviews, calendar picks and more - minus the newsprint and sent directly to your inbox.

Privacy Policy
 
 
VOICE Daily Deals

Slideshows»

More News Stories >

Best of San Francisco

2012 - People & Places

More People & Places Awards >

Special Reports

Now Click This

About Us | Media Kit | Work for SF Weekly | Esubscribe | Free Classifieds | SF Weekly Advertising | National Online Advertising | Mobile | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site Problems? | RSS | Site Map
© 2012 SF Weekly, LP, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
avatar
Newsletters | Mobile
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy