BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Break in at the Tower of London

**Posted by hypergreenfrog** November 13, 2012 9:02 am

Has anyone read/heard about the real life break in at the Tower of London? I just heard it on the radio.

Apparently someone jumped over several gates and stole some keys... though police say there was no real danger of the crown jewels being stolen...

**Posted by Schmiezi** November 13, 2012 2:50 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20296292

It wasn´t in the news here in Germany, at least not on the radio.

**Posted by horserider99** November 13, 2012 8:56 pm

I knew Moriarty was real! The break-in obviously had no class, whatsoever.

**Posted by SusiGo** November 13, 2012 9:26 pm

horserider99 wrote:
I knew Moriarty was real! The break-in obviously had no class, whatsoever.

Definitely. No opera music, no diamond, no style.

**Posted by horserider99** November 13, 2012 10:21 pm

And he didn't get to wear the crown jewels....what a shame!

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** November 15, 2012 12:23 am

Just a Moriarty wannabee then - not the real deal! I bet he didn't even have a London hat on. *tut tut*

**Posted by Jayie** November 15, 2012 3:28 pm

And nothing from Pentonville Prison or the Bank of England? Moriaity would be appalled.

But seriously, awesome coincidence, though not so much for the people who run the place I suppose.

**Posted by sherlockskitty** November 17, 2012 6:02 pm

I never heard of it. But there IS a story behind those keys.....each night, an invisible Moriarty takes them form the guard who's going off duty, and then he is SUPPOSED to pass them to the guard who comes ON duty. Hmmmm...maybe this night Moriarty couldn't get there on time?