The New York Transit Authority Heist
Episode 116
In July of 1979 a group of brazen and sophisticated thieves orchestrated one of New York’s largest, unsolved heists by hitting the most secure room in the state: The New York Transit Authority’s Money Room.
The room contained millions of dollars in cash exchanged for subway tokens, picked up by special money trains throughout the city. All told, the thieves walked away with $600,000 utilizing a flaw in the impenetrable room’s security which had been ignored by those charged with protecting that money.
Sources:
“Steal $600,000 from TA During Blackout Drill” – Daily News
“Lift 600G from TA in Blackout Drill” – Edmonds, Daily News
“TA Officials Stumped at 600G Theft; Quiz & Fingerprint Workers” – Edmonds / Carroll, Daily News
“’No Hard Leads’ in Transit Theft” – The Journal News
“A TA Aide Flunks Lie Test & is Key Suspect in Heist” – Lee / Meskil, Daily News
“No Answers to the TA’s 600G Question” – Daily News
“New York City Subway” – Wikipedia
“The MTA’s Special Armored Money Train that Ran from 1951 to 2006 in NYC” – Young, Untapped New York
“Say TA Nixed Garelik’s Plan for Cash Room” – Edmonds, Daily News
“Garelik Blames Aides Over that Hole in Wall in 600G TA Robbery” – Singleton, Daily News
“One Solved Mystery” – Daily News
“TA’s Hole-in-the-Wall Gang Still Holed Up” – Edmonds / Singleton, Daily News