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He then approached the armored car they were using and shot and killed another co-worker. All of the four victims were shot in the back of the heads, at point blank range. He then stole the vehicle and fled the scene. [1] Three of the workers died at the scene. Brian Ilesic, 35
The Brink's armored car after the robbery (September 30, 2008) On September 30, 2008, Curcio, dressed identically to his decoy applicants, pretended to work the grounds near the bank. Wearing a blue shirt, jeans, yellow safety vest, work boots, and painter's mask, he pepper-sprayed the Brink's armored car guard who was pushing a dolly loaded ...
F. R. Simms's 1902 Motor War Car, the first armoured car to be built. Another early armoured car of the period was the French Charron, Girardot et Voigt 1902, presented at the Salon de l'Automobile et du cycle in Brussels, on 8 March 1902. [7] The vehicle was equipped with a Hotchkiss machine gun, and with 7 mm armour for the gunner.
Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said detectives investigating the armored car robberies found connections between the crimes committed at various banks last year in Hawthorne, Inglewood and ...
A military armored car is a type of armored fighting vehicle having wheels (from four to ten large, off-road wheels) instead of tracks, and usually light armor. Armored cars are typically less expensive and on roads have better speed and range than tracked military vehicles.
Civilian vehicles may also be armoured. These vehicles include cars used by officials (e.g., presidential limousines), reporters and others in conflict zones or where violent crime is common. Civilian armoured cars are also routinely used by security firms to carry money or valuables to reduce the risk of highway robbery or the hijacking of the ...
That weekend, two Catholic schools were set on fire and teachers' cars were attacked. On Monday, more than 750 armed police officers and soldiers were sent to guard Catholic schools in north Belfast while armoured vehicles lined Ardoyne Road. [23]
A V-100 (XM706) Armored Car advertisement showing a turret featuring a minigun The vehicle is equipped with four-wheel drive and uses axles similar to the ones used in the M35 series of trucks. The engine is a gasoline-powered 360-cubic-inch Chrysler V8 , same as in the early gas models of the M113 armored personnel carriers .