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I used to work for a small IT company based in London on Hatton Garden a few years ago. At lunch time we used to stroll down to the food market on Leather Lane

I used to work for a small IT company based in London on Hatton Garden a few years ago. At lunch time we used to stroll down to the food market on Leather Lane for a quick bite. It was busy like a bee hive with people working in the city and I absolutely loved it. I remember walking past all those glitzy jewelry stores on Hatton Garden and staring at the various stuff they had on display - thinking I would never want to work in that business given the risks involved. Then during the Easter bank holiday in 2015 the famous heist happened at number 88. I've never seen so many TV vans reporting from the site for weeks on end. It felt completely surreal. That event confirmed for me that concentrating so many valuables in such a small space (even if tightly guarded) is too risky. Your home could in theory be burgled but it will never be as attractive as a room full of deposit boxes.

secfirstmd 4y ago
I used to work around there. Couldn't agree more. On two different occasions over the course of a year I spotted robberies about to occur and reported them to the police. On one other occasion I spotted a surveillance team following individuals there. No way in hell would I wanna work in those stores. Not worth it.
martyvis 4y ago
>Then during the Easter bank holiday in 2015 the famous heist happened at number 88. Famous somewhere, but I hadn't heard of it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatton_Garden_safe_deposit_burglary?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatton_Garden_safe_deposit_bur...
- prima-facie 4y ago
  They made a movie with Michael Caine about it: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5789976/ https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5789976/ Not too bad