[Harvey Specter]

I'm surprised such robbers are pulled off in Richmond when it seems like the RCMP always lurking around this part of Richmond.

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/3208475.bin?size=620x400

METRO VANCOUVER — A valuable painting from the Ming Dynasty was stolen from the Yaohan Center Mall in Richmond on Saturday during an armed robbery.

Two men wearing yellow security jackets entered the Chinese Painting Canada Ltd. at around 12:30 p.m. and produced a handgun, RCMP Cpl. Sherrdean Turley said in a news release.

The two male Caucasians fled before police arrived on the scene. Both suspects were around 5'9" and were wearing sunglasses, baseball hats and yellow security jackets.

No one was injured during the incident.

Turley said it is not known if the stolen Lan Ying painting is an original but it is valued at approximately $150,000 and has been passed down through many generations.

The men also took calligraphy art by Shi Kai Yuan, the first elected President of China, and two jade Buddha statues, all together valued at $50,000.

If you have any information regarding this incident, contact Cpl. Row of Richmond RCMP Serious Crimes at (604) 207-4713 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

© Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun

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[BaoXu]

are you sure they just aren't fake antiques? there's a lot of that coming from china... lol

[AVS_Racing]

is it that art store in the corner across from the jdm book store. nobody is ever in there. cant believe they have anything that $$$$ there

[AVS_Racing]

+ all the cops are probably outside on no.3 too busy giving vis to ppl than care about robberies

[insomniac]

is it that art store in the corner across from the jdm book store. nobody is ever in there. cant believe they have anything that $$$$ there

i would be :eek2: if it is that store...

[murd0c]

I guess once they get the insurance money the store will be able to stay open for a little bit longer
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[!Yaminashi]

officer: "I think someone's screaming about a robbery!"
partner: "No no, this kid's got an aftermarket exhaust!!!!"

[Culture_Vulture]

are you sure they just aren't fake antiques? there's a lot of that coming from china... lol
Nobody usually says this, but BaoXu is probably right.

[jpark]

officer: "I think someone's screaming about a robbery!"
partner: "No no, this kid's got an aftermarket exhaust!!!!"

haha :D

[StylinRed]

maybe China was requisitioning their artwork and hired 2 white guys to rob the place to throw ppl off (how are 2 white guys supposed to know whats worth something in a store full of crap)


but i like murd0cs idea more

[hal0g0dv2]

sneaky

[Levitron]

Wow...that's my friend's store. I hope her parents are ok...

[donjalapeno]

officer: "I think someone's screaming about a robbery!"
partner: "No no, this kid's got an aftermarket exhaust!!!!"

:haha:

[threezero]

maybe China was requisitioning their artwork and hired 2 white guys to rob the place to throw ppl off (how are 2 white guys supposed to know whats worth something in a store full of crap)


but i like murd0cs idea more

werd. this sounds so fishy. two white guys stealing chinese antiques that most chinese wouldn't even know the value of. Seems like an insurance fraud, or someone wanted them and pay the thieves to steal it. first one seems more realistic....

[Senna4ever]

WTF... I was there about 1:30! The parking lot was surprisingly empty, and I was wondering what was wrong, as it's usually difficult to find a spot right away.

[CP.AR]

if I'm not mistaken... the owner used to be my neighbor before he moved. Hopefully he's OK

I hope karma gets the thieves

[91LS-VTak]

White people would not normally steal this stuff. There must be a reason...

[static]

White people would not normally steal this stuff. There must be a reason...

i never see people in that store, who wants to guess what their insurance policy is like. just saying...

[MWR34]

whats that kinda art doing in a Yaohan Mall store?

[donot521]

Yet cops only pull over car enthusiasts and ticket them. Get on it popo's, you guys need to pull your weight!

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

+ all the cops are probably outside on no.3 too busy giving vis to ppl than care about robberies

true story

[hirevtuner]

the white guys had to be hired to steal it
either way, they can only sell it in the black market not to be caught

[CP.AR]

^ or be put in the vault of a collector

How the hell did these paintings get out of China in the first place?

[Noir]

werd. this sounds so fishy. two white guys stealing chinese antiques that most chinese wouldn't even know the value of. Seems like an insurance fraud, or someone wanted them and pay the thieves to steal it. first one seems more realistic....

And this people, is why one of the reasons why your insurance rates continue to increase.

[McDick]

most likely the chinese painting is fake. How often do you see $150K painting (or product) in a mall without a security guard sitting in front of the store or extra security gate to their store.
I smell that this is an insurance claim scam.

[Drow]

well arent u a bunch of detectives

[TRD Rs200]

if I'm not mistaken... the owner used to be my neighbor before he moved. Hopefully he's OK

I hope karma gets the thieves

they used to live beside me before they move out, where do you live?

[asahai69]

Wow...that's my friend's store. I hope her parents are ok...

pics?

[CP.AR]

they used to live beside me before they move out, where do you live?

pm'd

[AhXian]

didn't the owner got his house robbed and beaten up just awhile ago?

[Death2Theft]

This is what the crime train brings to richmond!

[daica-viet]

wow paintings how the hell that worth alot just cause it's old

[jbsali]

i'd bet anything it's an inside job. I'm thinking the store was suffering so they got a few guys to dress up and steal a fake painting and some jade statues. Police are called, claim is made and the painting is declared as "authentic".

Luckily if this is a scam, the insurance company is going to audit the shit out of that place. When you think about it, why would you ever find a $150K painting in that mall? IMO

[threezero]

^ or be put in the vault of a collector

How the hell did these paintings get out of China in the first place?

assuming its real, probably some white guy jacked it during the western invasion of china.

If its fake it came out of a printer :thumbsup:

[McDick]

i'd bet anything it's an inside job. I'm thinking the store was suffering so they got a few guys to dress up and steal a fake painting and some jade statues. Police are called, claim is made and the painting is declared as "authentic".

Luckily if this is a scam, the insurance company is going to audit the shit out of that place. When you think about it, why would you ever find a $150K painting in that mall? IMO

I was looking at a $10K watch few days ago at Montecristo @ Oakridge, they have a secured door lock which can only operate by their employee and a security guard standing in front of the store while you are in there.

If you have $150K painting, they should have done a lot more on security beside leaving their doors WIDE OPEN! If you head down to Yohan's money exchange shop on ground floor, they even have a metal gate inside their store.

This is clearly a insurance scam or thieves that don't know shxt.