Man Was Robbed of More Than $2 Million Worth of Gold
Man Was Robbed of More Than $2 Million Worth of Gold
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Man Was Robbed of More Than $2 Million Worth of Gold at His Apartment Building: Cops
The gold was in a luggage and weighed about 110 pounds, police say
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A man faces charges for robbing a courier for a Bolivian gold mining company of more than $2 million worth of gold that the victim had in a luggage as he got off the elevator at his Coral Gables apartment building, authorities said.
Raonel Valdez-Valhuerdis, 34, was arrested on Monday in connection to the Oct. 12 robbery, the arrest affidavit said. It wasn't immediately known if he had an attorney. He faces charges of robbery with a firearm, battery and grand theft over $100,000, authorities said.
George Villegas told NBC 6 South Florida that he was heading to his family business with two rolling suitcases containing 110 pounds of gold when three guys stopped him early Friday morning.
"And they took the gun out and said in Spanish, we've come for the gold - we just want the gold," Villegas said.
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Robert and Shirley Marchand, and her son Douglas Dooley, died as a result of a home invasion robbery near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The motive? A gold coin collection valued at over a half million dollars.
"We think it was planned," said Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley. "The indication is that this was not a spontaneous crime."
All three victims' throats were slit. Both men died at the scene. Days later, Shirley Marchand died from her injuries. The stolen safe was recovered, with only a single coin found inside.
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