Date Set for Thieves Who Stole a Beach in Jamaica

Although it sounds like a case from Carmen Sandiego, thieves actually stole a beach in Jamaica.

In July of 2008, 500 truckloads of white sand were stolen from a resort development in Coral Spring, along Jamaica's northwest coast.

The crime initially puzzled police, but after a few months and a laboratory analysis of the sand at competing resorts, investigators charged the two principals of Bedrock Building and Aggregates, operator of a Kingston-based mining business. Three other men were charged as accomplices.

On August 18th, the men will stand trial at a Jamaican court in Falmouth.

In the meantime, Felicitas, the resort developer from whom the sand was stolen, has filed an 8.1 million dollar lawsuit against Bedrock Building and Aggregates. The suit also names the owners of several major resorts in Jamaica thought to be recipients of the stolen sand: Grand Palladium Hotel & Resorts in Lucea, Riu Tropical Bay in Montego Bay, and Palmyra Resort & Spa at Rose Hall in Montego Bay.

Although this case seems to be closed authorities can't rest for long, there's trouble brewing in Central America. It seems the terrible trio of Ruth Less, Joy Rider, and Rob M. Blind have struck again. They've stolen all the coffee from Costa Rica...