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Armed Thieves Raid USP Energy Institute at New Year, Stealing Lab Equipment and Computers

Stolen hard drives reportedly held custom software for a rare PPE testing lab.

Overview

  • Security footage shows the group arriving minutes before midnight and departing shortly after, with a white van entering the site around 00:00.
  • Two guards on duty were overpowered, restrained in a kitchen, and forced at gunpoint to help load the stolen items.
  • Police registered the case and carried out a forensic examination the following morning, and no arrests have been reported.
  • The police report lists eight coils of copper wire, about 80 meters of plastic cabling, and the guards' cellphones among the items taken.
  • Key details remain inconsistent, with the report citing four perpetrators while video shows at least three and accounts differing on which precinct recorded the case.