Template:Did you know nominations/2022 Brink's theft

2022 Brink's theft

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... that two years ago today millions of dollars worth of jewelry was stolen from the back of a truck while one driver was getting food at a California truck stop and the other one was asleep in the cab?

Source: "Just after 2 a.m. the next day, at an unremarkable truck stop right at the Los Angeles County line, the guard driving the Brink’s truck went inside to grab a bite. His co-pilot was asleep in a berth in the cab. When the driver returned 27 minutes later, dozens of bags of precious gems and watches sent by Malki and 14 other dealers estimated to be worth up to $100 million were gone.". New York; May 17, 2023.

ALT1: ... that the jewelers victimized in the theft from a Brink's truck two years ago today admit they undervalued their wares but argue the company should still pay them full value because it was negligent? Source: "So two months later, Brink’s sued them in a New York federal court, in part accusing the jewelers of breach of contract and of fraud because they had allegedly undervalued their items. 'Brink’s believes that each Defendant seeks to recover more from Brink’s than is permitted under the Contract,' the company wrote in its suit ... Two weeks later, 14 of the 15 victims countersued Brink’s in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeking $200 million in total damages. (Since then, three have settled for an undisclosed sum.) They accuse the company of negligence for putting their valuables in a lightly protected truck, especially after being warned of heightened security risk at the expo." Same source as above
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Barry Burton
Comment: As indicated I would really for this to run on July 11. I will be asking at WT:DYK for some expedited review.

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 279 past nominations.

Daniel Case (talk) 06:06, 4 July 2024 (UTC).

Someone else can review this, but if I promote I'll be changing 'two years ago today' to 'July 11, 2022' as hooks must not be likely to change and I'll be promoting a version of ALT0 truncated at 'truck' per WP:DYKTRIM.--Laun chba ller 23:12, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Review underway. I fully reviewed but the edit conflict erased my work. GRRR. Lightburst (talk) 23:33, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing:
Neutral:
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
Other problems:

Hook eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting:
Other problems:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Thanks for an interesting article. Note: Earwig did not work for me so I spot checked the majority of sources and found that they are accurate and not closely paraphrased. AlT0 is exactly 200 characters and ALT1 is 198 (I struck ALT1 because I do not find it WP:DYKINT. I think ALT0 is the most interesting and it is confirmed by citation in the article. The article has 13 citations cited to Bloomberg which is a cartoon-illustrated article. I do not see why it would not be reliable but it is a curious way to present a serious subject. Also:Launchballer Suggest you do not trim the hook because your suggestion would remove all interest and it is 200 characters so complies with our guidelines. Lightburst (talk) 23:43, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Comment I suggest that the first lead paragraph be rewritten; at the moment it reads like a story. See MOS:OPEN for recommendations. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:32, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

I've divested the lead of extraneous content and moved the third paragraph up (it makes sense to have 'this was nicked' next to 'here's how'). Airship can adjudicate as to whether the theft of millions of dollars worth of jewelry is interesting on its own.--Laun chba ller 06:39, 5 July 2024 (UTC

It is within the 200-character limit, as noted. If it were not, I would not have submitted it. Tell me, what exactly is the point of having that limit if, after taking steps to comply with it, someone nevertheless takes it upon themselves to wade into a discussion and suggest it needs to be trimmed for some reason other than being too wordy?

Jewel thefts are perhaps interesting on their own. Jewel thefts that occur when one of the guards is sleeping nearby and the other one is off getting fast food are even more interesting, and if we can fit that all into a coherently-written 200-character hook, we should. Daniel Case (talk) 17:42, 5 July 2024 (UTC)