say they re learning the terrorists might have tried to reach a getaway vehicle. spanish media also reporting that one person is in custody who was the person who rented the van. we don t know if he was the driver. what does all of this information say to you about how many people may be involved in this attack? well jake, the minute you add more than one person, it really adds complexity to this attack. and so that s one of the big concerns here. once the u.s. authorities heard from their spanish counterparts that there was this idea of a second vehicle that might have been a getaway van or a getaway vehicle, it really then adds to the complexity of it and they started looking to social media, they were trying to figure out whether or not there was a cell that was at work here. and obviously with the second incident with the police officers that were run over, that really caused attention whether or not that might have been the getaway van. police say on their twitter page that they
getaway van. it s just like a james bond movie, including james bond, played by the scotland yard. this gang played for high stakes, and we played for high stakes to catch them as well. the outlandish heist is caught by dozens of surveillance cameras set up by a special scotland yard squad that s been tracking the gang for more than four months. the crooks are known to police as the geezer gang, a group led by four lifelong criminals. they ve never worked. they ve just had easy money, led champagne lifestyles, and really they ve done very well. authorities catch wind of the gang s brazen plan after investigating a botched armored car robbery. the crooks get away from that crime without any cash, but they leave behind clues that lead police to a farm, which is put under round-the-clock surveillance. over the next few months, investigators slowly deduce the outrageous plan to steal the
england, november 7, 2000. their target, a diamond exhibit estimated to be worth $500 million. it features the 203-carat de beers millennium star, one of the largest flawless diamonds in the world. the robbers are heavily armed and wear body armor. they get out of the bulldozer and throw smoke grenades. they move into the diamond exhibit and uses a nail gun to weaken the glass cases holding the diamonds. then one of the crooks uses a sledgehammer to finish the job. he breaks through. the jewels are theirs for the taking. they were just so audacious. it s almost like someone saying, we re going to rob the crown jewels. you thought well, you almost dismiss it as not being possible because it s too extraordinary. the thieves planned to escape on a waiting speedboat on the thames river and then into a getaway van.