# Article: A safe I can't open? Throw it away! LOL **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 17, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302 "2008-11-17T12:01:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/1 "2008-11-17T12:01:57Z")
“Wait! I want that back!” [http://www.thebostonchannel.com/cnn-news/17989193/detail.html](http://www.thebostonchannel.com/cnn-news/17989193/detail.html) > **Police Discover $178,000 In Abandoned Safe** > **_Detectives Investigating Mysterious Discovery_** > POSTED: 5:51 pm EST November 15, 2008 > > **LAWRENCE, Mass. –** Police in Lawrence are beginning to unravel the story of a mysterious safe found in a parking lot stuffed with almost $180,000. > > [**VIDEO: Police Discover $178,000 In Abandoned Safe**](http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/17992783/index.html) > > Firefighters out on a routine patrol Friday discovered the 2,000-pound safe, which had been discarded in a lot frequently used as a trash dump near 72 Cross St., and reported it to police. > > The safe was taken to police headquarters, where officers labored to break through the back wall of the metal container. > > Inside, they discovered thousands of dollars in cash dating, at the latest, to 1982, according to Det. Thomas Cuddy. > > Cuddy said that the department is following up on several leads related to robberies in the area during that time, but declined to elaborate. > > Police canvassed the neighborhood for evidence and they believe the safe was deposited in the lot about three weeks ago. > > It turned out the safe had been in a Methuen, Mass., shoe repair shop, but the owner had it hauled away recently, apparently unaware of the contents of the safe. > > The tow truck driver who hauled it away tried to sell it for scrap metal but was turned down, so he dumped it in is Lawrence yard. > > Now the children of the shoe repair shop’s original owner are claiming the loot, saying it was likely in the safe for decades. > > Police are holding on to the safe until they can determine ownership. ---
**Author:** ![87GN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87gn/32/5193_2.png) [@87GN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87GN)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/2 "2008-11-17T12:06:51Z")
Thats awesome. No way I would have got rid of it unless I was sure there was nothing inside though. Dumb people. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/3 "2008-11-17T12:09:14Z")
> [@87GN](#): > > Thats awesome. No way I would have got rid of it unless I was sure there was nothing inside though. Dumb people. +1 ---
**Author:** ![Quattro\_Krant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ac91a4/32.png) [@Quattro\_Krant](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro_Krant)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/4 "2008-11-17T12:13:45Z")
> [@87GN](#): > > Thats awesome. No way I would have got rid of it unless I was sure there was nothing inside though. Dumb people. There is no way I would tell everyone what I found ifI was one of those firefighters. Instead I would have divided 178,000 by the number of people on the truck and said, “Yep, it was empty alright.” ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/5 "2008-11-17T12:17:05Z")
If the police labored to open it, why would some meager citizen be capable of opening it at a moments notice? ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/6 "2008-11-17T12:17:11Z")
my parents bought their house ~ 27 years ago with a HUGE safe in the basement… they have yet to open it… ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/7 "2008-11-17T12:18:29Z")
So, a safe gets dumped in an abandoned lot and the fire-fighters call the police? “Um, there is a suspiscious unopened safe in a lot over here. Do you guys want to come grab it and check it out?” Then after they find what’s in it they tell the people who discarded it “Hey, do you know there was almost $200,000 in there? Want it back?” Fuck no! Finders keepers baby! Abandoned lot, the safe thrown away, that belongs to the police and firefighters now! ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/8 "2008-11-17T12:18:42Z")
a 2000lb safe… lol god that would suck to have to move… also the effort taken to get into that safe, I highly doubt it was worth cracking into it without knowing if there is anything in there. I DOUBT they knew the combo, or they wouldn’t have gotten rid of it ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/9 "2008-11-17T12:19:33Z")
> [@Viper966](#): > > my parents bought their house ~ 27 years ago with a HUGE safe in the basement… they have yet to open it… Want some help? I’ll be over there with some tools tonight. 😉 Just remember not to use any type of welder! We don’t want to burn the riches inside! ---
**Author:** ![bigwoode](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigwoode/32/5175_2.png) [@bigwoode](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bigwoode)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/10 "2008-11-17T12:20:36Z")
Stories like these are crazy… ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/11 "2008-11-17T12:21:18Z")
I’m sure there is a Wiki or something online about how to break into safes… ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/12 "2008-11-17T12:22:51Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > I’m sure there is a Wiki or something online about how to break into safes… Depending on how serious the safe is… it might just come down to having to cut through the side of it. which by normal means… good luck ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/13 "2008-11-17T12:23:13Z")
Similar to this [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH\_HOUSE\_HIDDEN\_MONEY\_OHOL-?SITE=WBNSTV&SECTION=HOME](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_HOUSE_HIDDEN_MONEY_OHOL-?SITE=WBNSTV&SECTION=HOME) My buddy was doing carpet in a house a guy just bought, he was ripping up the stairs and found over $30,000 in envelopes, they kept it and didnt tell the owner shit. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/14 "2008-11-17T12:23:31Z")
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe-cracking](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe-cracking) lolz ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/15 "2008-11-17T12:25:40Z")
> [@95LS1t](#): > > [Safe-cracking - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe-cracking) lolz Probably the only way into this safe… > **Brute force methods** > Other methods of cracking a safe generally involve damaging the safe so that it is no longer functional. These methods may involve [explosives](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosive) or other devices to inflict severe [force](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force) and damage the safe so it may be opened. This method requires care as the contents of the safe may be damaged. Safe-crackers can use what are known as jam shots to blow off the safe’s doors. ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/16 "2008-11-17T12:27:06Z")
> [@JDMSIR](#): > > Similar to this [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH\_HOUSE\_HIDDEN\_MONEY\_OHOL-?SITE=WBNSTV&SECTION=HOME](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_HOUSE_HIDDEN_MONEY_OHOL-?SITE=WBNSTV&SECTION=HOME) So, she kept $60,000 in a shoe box in her closet after the news was national that she found a fortune? It was probably a neighbor… “Hey, she is packing up the car! Let’s go check out the house while she’s gone!” “JACKPOT!” ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/17 "2008-11-17T12:30:09Z")
Get your self a drill & [http://www.securityandsafetysupply.com/hidden-camera/bullet-camera-8.html](http://www.securityandsafetysupply.com/hidden-camera/bullet-camera-8.html) Figure out whats in it :tup: ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/18 "2008-11-17T12:39:26Z")
working for diebold we had to drill an atm safe with brinks on site waiting for us to recover $160,000 ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/19 "2008-11-17T12:41:26Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > working for diebold we had to drill an atm safe with brinks on site waiting for us to recover $160,000 Any idea what the cost was? ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302/20 "2008-11-17T12:44:38Z")
it was $4000 for 4 hours of labor ouch huh! This includes drilling the hole, fiberoptic scoping, removal of the relockers, and opening of the safe by manual internal means. I really can’t give the full details. Also filling and patching of the hole so that it is secure again. You also have to realize that this a pretty high end locking. I have broken into some of the older machines without any of this crazy stuff. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/article-a-safe-i-cant-open-throw-it-away-lol/58302.md?page=2)