If for some reason you ever find yourself in possession of a bucket containing $1.6 million worth of gold flakes, here's a pro tip: Don't leave it unattended on the streets of New York.

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Some high stakes thievery took place in broad daylight in September on West 48th St. between 5th and 6th Avenues in Manhattan (and just off the Diamond District) when a brazen man walked right up to an unattended armored truck, picked up the five-gallon bucket, and scampered off as passersby were none the wiser.

CARD ID: 127600

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Police released surveillance footage of the man in hopes of tracking him down because no one else seemed to take notice of him.

CARD ID: 127602

New York City, what a town.