Thieves make off with $2 million from gold museum

California – Thieves have made off with an estimated $2 million in precious gems and gold from a museum in California during a brazen daytime robbery.

But they were unsuccessful in getting away with the biggest prize of all – the nearly 14lb Fricot Nugget – a giant crystalline gold mass unearthed in the Gold Rush era.

During their attempt to grab the rock, the robbers triggered an alarm that alerted authorities who swarmed the museum but were unable to apprehend the thieves.

At least two robbers wearing hoods and armed with pickaxes threatened workers during the heist at the California Mining and Minerals Museum in Mariposa. Full Article

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