From Kaleidotrope contributor Edd Vick (“Guy, Sky High,” October ’07), I learn of this $2 million museum heist at the University of British Columbia. Apparently, campus security were fooled by a phone call that told them to ignore security alarms, but it’s this part that really struck me:
Then, as the lone guard working overnight in the museum that night left for a smoke break, the thief or thieves broke in, wearing gas masks and spraying bear spray to slow down anyone who might stumble across them.
Maybe it’s a Canadian thing, or maybe I just don’t have the mindset of an art thief, but I don’t think bear spray would be the first thing I’d reach for.