Tech Shout!

Heard of plain hijackers, of thieves hijacking various other public spots and transports, but can you remotely imagine that thieves could hijack a lorry containing £750,000 (over $1.5 million) worth of Xbox 360s. The incident took place near a depot in Lichfield, Staffordshire.

But this is not the first of its kinds with respect to the console. It is infact the second in just a week’s time. A trailer containing £260,000 worth of 360s was stolen at a depot owned by the same firm - Hellman Worldwide Logistics around a week ago. At the moment police are treating the two incidents as separate.

In the most recent incident thieves managed to convince the lorry driver that something was caught under his wheels. Upon pulling over he was taken from the driving seat, beaten and left on the side of the A38 at 5am on Monday morning. The gang, who were initially driving a Range Rover and Rover Saloon then dumped the lorry, obviously minus the gaming consoles.

“We are appealing for information from anyone who is offered these games in suspicious circumstances, such as in a pub, at a car boot sale or off the back of a lorry.”

Allegedly the thieves also stole £750,000 worth of Playstation 3’s - they walked away with 10 consoles.

The robbery, no doubt inspired by the oncoming Christmas rush, is the second in a week. A spokesman for Microsoft said: “The Xbox 360 is Microsoft’s latest, most up-to-date console. It was one of the first next generation consoles because of its features and the power it holds. It is quite an in- demand gadget for Christmas.”