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Aussie warehouse worker arrested over 'Bluey' coin theft (www.rte.ie)

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An Australian man is set to appear in court after being arrested for the alleged theft of more than A$600,000 (€359,880) worth of commemorative coins linked to the popular children's television show "Bluey", police said.

The 47-year-old is accused of stealing 63,000 unreleased, limited-edition A$1 coins from a secure warehouse in the Sydney suburb of Wetherill Park in June, according to "Strike Force Bandit", a special unit police set up to investigate the theft.

"Strike Force Bandit" is honestly an incredible name. For those not familiar with the show the father is called Bandit.

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[–] teft@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (4 children)

An Australian man is set to appear in court after being arrested for the alleged theft of more than A$600,000 (€359,880) worth of commemorative coins linked to the popular children's television show "Bluey", police said.

The 47-year-old is accused of stealing 63,000 unreleased, limited-edition A$1 coins from a secure warehouse in the Sydney suburb of Wetherill Park in June, according to "Strike Force Bandit", a special unit police set up to investigate the theft.

Those numbers don’t add up. How are they worth ten times face value? Is bluey that popular?

[–] SteveTech@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Commemorative coins are sometimes really expensive here, the Royal Australian Mint has a shop where you can pay hundreds for some special coins.

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