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Truck containing 1,300 Xbox 360's stolen in Canada photo

We've heard stories of game-related robberies before, but this one is pretty impressive if you ask me (and by impressive, I mean f*cked up). Last week in Southern Ontario, Canada in a small city called Mississauga, a guy (or a few guys) decided they'd like to have some Xbox 360's -- a lot of them, in fact. Around 4:00 in the morning, a truck containing roughly 1,300 of the consoles was stolen from a trailer yard.

The police reported that for or five suspects wearing black took the 16-metre 2007 Air-Ride trailer. In case you spot something similar on the road while you're on your way to pick up your daily Egg McMuffin, the Ontario licence plate is C11-47X and trailer identification number 55334.

The security guard on duty was found bound and stuck under a nearby trailer. We're pretty sure he's been fired by now.

[The Star, Via Kotaku]


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Doos's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 10:43
Doos
I'll be keeping my eyes on the local Kijiji! (For sales, not crime fighting)
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 10:43
Elsa
LOL! I'm Canadian... and you have to admit that it was a rather stylish robbery!... hey, and no one got shot unlike a lot of those "American" console robberies! :)
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 10:46
Chronic Logic
They're going to return it later when it RRODs, no need to worry.

I'm sure Micro$oft has unleashed their corporate assassins to track down the Canucks and exact vengeance upon them, nobody steals money from M$ and lives! That "$" in M$ isn't there for show you know!
starsneverpass's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 10:52
starsneverpass
haha, I'm sure the shipping manifesto has all the serial numbers for the whole shipment, so if any of those systems hits xbl, ban-hammer.

Would suck for the all the fools who would no doubt buy a cheaper system from the back of some Canadians snow mobile
Tha Meat's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 10:52
Tha Meat
Isn't Mississauga that craptastic suburb of Toronto?
teach4food's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 10:53
teach4food
Happy Canada Day! LOL
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 10:53
Monodi
They are attempting to build a genuine Gundam XBot!
MrTowel's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 10:57
MrTowel
Phhh, everyone knows that truck stealing is one of our most important Canada Day traditions.
Looptron's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 11:02
Looptron
@Monodi You'd think they'd need CELL processors for that though
Mashed Buttons's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 11:06
Mashed Buttons
Sauga is not a 'small town'... it's part of the Greater TOronto Area... so it's kinda like a suburb... but actually attached to the city.

Also...why would the security guard be fired?
BlackSymbiote's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 11:08
BlackSymbiote
Hahaha, I live in Mississauga! Never thought I'd see it mentioned on Destructoid... especially not like this! lol
ShuperShawn's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 11:10
ShuperShawn
That's us crafty Canadians for ya.
Speedman's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 11:10
Speedman
This is great... haha, well not great, but great, I mean cmon you gotta hand it to these guys pulling off something like this, it seems as if no one has seen them, my hats off if they can pull it off and not get caught :P
GoldenGamerXero's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 11:19
GoldenGamerXero
Mircosoft doesn't care they just want to use it as an acuse to raise prices on current Xboxs. "We've taken a HUGE loss and 100000000! XBOXES HAVE BEEN STOLEN!"
Havoc Fang's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 11:24
Havoc Fang
In other news, Used Game Console sales are up.
Caffeine Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 11:26
Caffeine Knight
Quite a good job. Modern day robin hoods I would say. Robin hoods that probably robbed the truck because they have to stick needles in their arms every day and ran out of furniture and goods to pawn.

Two xboxes pawned a week 6,500 weeks of drugs.
Jaren Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 11:38
Jaren Face
Mississauga is the 6th largest city in Canada. Sorry, the whole hometown pride sort of just kicked in right now.

But yeah, I totally agreed with BlackSymbiote. I never thought I'd see it mentioned on Dtoid, let alone for this. Though I haven't checked the local newspaper yet, I wonder if it's enough for frontpage.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 11:47
Holyetheline
That security guard sounds like a joke. This is a nice STEAL for those fuckers.
Jack8274's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 11:54
Jack8274
They would never pull that shit in Oakville, the town next to this. I have b
Black Nexus's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 11:54
Black Nexus
Arcade or pro units?
ikiryou's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 12:04
ikiryou
Alpha Flight is currently en route to their location to retrieve the missing payload. Please stand by...
ChronosWing's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 12:34
ChronosWing
The security guard would not be fired, just saying. There job is to observe and report, not prevent crimes.
able_to_think's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 12:42
able_to_think
Congrats you just lost $520,000 worth of Xbox 360s you useless security guard.

That being said if it was five on one and all the five having guns I don't think even the best security guard would have been able to stop them from stealing the truck.
K1NG J0RDAN's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 12:51
K1NG J0RDAN
It seems like the robberies get bigger and bigger everytime! Before we know it, there will be reports of one of the warehouses getting cleaned out. classic
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 12:53
Dexter345
Sweet, so they'll have like, at least four that won't red ring.
Billy Monks's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 12:58
Billy Monks
Why would the security guard be fired? Was he expected to fight 5 armed men?
wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 13:43
wanderingpixel
Jokes on them! Every one of those 360's has the red ring of death.
GunSlap's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 13:59
GunSlap
Happy Canada Day everyone!
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 14:10
Oni
Gunna start checking Kijiji and Craigslist in the coming weeks . . .

. . . Just sayin' what we're all thinkin'.
ration's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 15:48
ration
hmmmmmm.... maybe this has something to do with Destructoid's new contest...
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 15:48
Kyousuke Nanbu
Damn Detox, that's quite possibly the unfunniest thing I've ever read here.

Also M$
bastardmaster's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 16:25
bastardmaster
they're almost like little robin hoods. all 16 puns there intended.
benus's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 17:58
benus
1300 xbox... how could they resale 1300 xbox? everybody already got an xbox by now... and it's the cheapest off the markett. i'm sure you can resale half price ps3 in the us cause nobody got them and they are so expensive but 1300 xbox!

i guess they just really like the truck.
peachboy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2009 00:50
peachboy
let me help all you saugians out:
mississauga is the stank hole that is unfortunately located adjacent to toronto. with the help of it's ugly sister scarborough, it ensures children will never smile in the city, ever.

also bastardmaster wins.
doober187's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2009 08:16
doober187
It's OK people, it's just an AirSoft Pistol!
Uniquenamehere's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2009 13:57
Uniquenamehere
Inside job for the win no way they randomly stole that truck and no way did they check all the trucks in the place wonder how much they paid the security guard.
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