Anne, list, I am relieved that Alain is ok and wasn't injured but what a sad, sad loss of his meteorites. I unfortunately deal with scenes like this on a daily basis and looking at the state of his car in the photos I don't think that forensics wise there will be many leads. I just hope there are witnesses or other lines of enquiry that help find the offenders. Such a horrible story :-(
On 26/10/2012, Anne Black <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Martin. > > I talked to Alain last weekend. He is unhurt but obviously very upset. > > He has been down to where what is left of his car is and has tried to > retrieve bits and pieces of his collection without much sucess. He did > find a large slice of Esquel but twisted, melted, and all the crystals > gone, and an even larger slice of Campo also twisted and partially > melted. > Still missing, and probably gone in smoke: several lunars and martians, > and his only piece of Draveil, the new French fall. And many more I am > sure, he was still trying to make a list of what was gone. > > The police is still trying to find the thieves. > > > Anne M. Black > www.IMPACTIKA.com > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Goff <[email protected]> > To: meteorite-list <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, Oct 26, 2012 3:22 pm > Subject: [meteorite-list] Alain Carion's car jacking and loss of 300, > 00 euros worth of meteorites! > > > Hi all, > > Just been made aware by my mum in France who sent me a new clipping > from Ouest France newspaper that Alain Carion was the victim of a car > jacking where his car was later found burnt out still containing > 300,000 euros worth of his meteorites, all gone up in smoke! What a > terrible story! It appears that the thieves had the wrong car and > mistook Alain for a gem dealer from the Nantes show he was returning > from. What a complete and utter nightmare! I am glad Alain is ok but > what a loss :-( > > The link to the article online is below (in French) > > (http://www.ouest-france.fr/actu/societe_detail_-Les-voleurs-incendient-l > eur-tresor-_3636-2123139_actu.Htm) > > Martin > > -- > Martin Goff > www.msg-meteorites.co.uk > IMCA #3387 > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > -- Martin Goff www.msg-meteorites.co.uk IMCA #3387 ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
