A thief in downtown Detroit walked away with more than $500,000 from a Loomis Armored truck parked outside a casino.(Photo: Getty Images/iStockPhoto)
DETROIT<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>A robber camouflaged as a security guard hit the jackpot Friday outside Greektown Casino when he
stole several bags of loot from an armored truck parked along the curb, making off with more than $500,000, according to Detroit police.
No one was hurt. No weapons were brandished, and no threats were made, police said.
"The FBI has taken the lead on the investigation because<span style="color: Red;">*</span>it seems to be of a suspicious nature," Assistant Police Chief Steve Dolunt said<span style="color: Red;">*</span>without elaborating. "Detroit<span style="color: Red;">*</span>police are working with<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the FBI on this heist.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>We're still looking at video to see how this person escaped."
The FBI, through spokeswoman Jill Washburn, confirmed it is investigating the case, but Washburn declined further comment.
The<span style="color: Red;">*</span>heist happened at around 8 a.m. ET at the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>intersection of Beaubien Street and Monroe Avenue downtown, police said. A black male wearing a Loomis Armored security guard shirt approached the armored vehicle, took the bags of money out of the back and took off.
The driver of the armored vehicle thought that the thief was a co-worker<span style="color: Red;">*</span>because he was wearing a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>uniform shirt, said a source familiar with the case.
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