geegee
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I worked as a security guard for Brinks, while in college in Ottawa, Ontario during the mid '70's. It was a great job for a student-very flexible hours (they almost always needed someone at some hour of the day or night), pay was ok, and I got to meet a lot of bank tellers. The job was really pretty tedious, which unfortunately can result in people getting lax at the worst times.
Working for Brinks was considered extremely safe in Ottawa (since they had never been held up), until one of our crews had a guard murdered. Mo Prudhomme was a very friendly, young father who was killed by a shotgun blast, for no reason at all. Like most guards, he would have gladly handed over the dough, if given the chance.
There was also an incident in 1976 when there a big robbery took place in Montreal. The Brinks truck driver had a very regular habit of reading his morning paper, while parked in an alley at the rear of a bank. One morning a delivery van pulled up directly in front of the truck (while the crew was downstairs getting the morning delivery of deposits), and when the driver heard a rap on the window, he was instructed to look ahead at the van. When he did, he saw the doors swing open and a .50 cal. machine gun mounted in the van , pointed at him. Being a military veteran, he realized what that .50 could do to an armored truck, and so complied with the request to get out and wait for the rest of the crew. When they returned, the robbery took place. AFAIK, the money (around $15mm) has never been returned.
It's a job that can positively lull you to sleep at times, but you definitely have to stay alert. geegee
Working for Brinks was considered extremely safe in Ottawa (since they had never been held up), until one of our crews had a guard murdered. Mo Prudhomme was a very friendly, young father who was killed by a shotgun blast, for no reason at all. Like most guards, he would have gladly handed over the dough, if given the chance.
There was also an incident in 1976 when there a big robbery took place in Montreal. The Brinks truck driver had a very regular habit of reading his morning paper, while parked in an alley at the rear of a bank. One morning a delivery van pulled up directly in front of the truck (while the crew was downstairs getting the morning delivery of deposits), and when the driver heard a rap on the window, he was instructed to look ahead at the van. When he did, he saw the doors swing open and a .50 cal. machine gun mounted in the van , pointed at him. Being a military veteran, he realized what that .50 could do to an armored truck, and so complied with the request to get out and wait for the rest of the crew. When they returned, the robbery took place. AFAIK, the money (around $15mm) has never been returned.
It's a job that can positively lull you to sleep at times, but you definitely have to stay alert. geegee