Police in west Urals search for security guard who stole $8 mln
NIZHNY NOVGORD. June 27. KAZINFORM Police in the west Urals are searching for a security guard who stole 250 million rubles ($8 million), a local police spokesman said on Friday, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
The theft, one of Russia's largest, took place at about 12:00 p.m. local time (06:00 GMT) on Thursday. Alexander Shurman, 36, was one of three guards carrying cash for Russia's largest bank Sberbank.
Threatening to shoot his colleagues, he forced them to stop the vehicle in a forest, and transferred the money to another vehicle driven by accomplices.
"A search is underway," the spokesman said.
A $10,000 reward has been announced for any information leading to Shurman's arrest, and an investigation has been launched. Over 50 police investigators are involved in the hunt, Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.