Brink's says rig driver slept while thieves stole 22 bags of jewelry worth millions
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Los Angeles — One of the drivers of a Brink's tractor-trailer was asleep inside the big rig parked near a remote Southern California rest stop earlier this summer when thieves broke a lock and stole millions of dollars worth of jewelry and gemstones, according to a lawsuit filed by the security company.
While the second driver was getting food inside the rest stop early on July 11 and spent nearly 30 minutes away from the vehicle, the thieves stole 22 bags of jewelry and fled.
The heist nabbed a haul that's been described by some as worth less than $10 million and others as roughly $100 million, and the value is now the subject of two lawsuits filed this month. If the latter figure is accurate, it would be one of the largest jewelry thefts in modern history.
