Listen, I don’t advocate theft at all, but we are talking about douchebag extraordinaire Justin Bieber here, so I think I can make an exception. Here’s what went down: thieves in Johannesburg, South Africa spent days chiseling through the walls of the Soccer City Stadium, where Baby Elvis had performed several shows, and then lowered themselves down into the building and made away with about one million rand – or $108,800 – of profits generated from Bieber’s concerts.
From BBC Newsbeat:
The gang, armed with ropes, hammers and chisels, broke into a strongroom, according to local media and police.
Officials at the stadium, which hosted the 2010 World Cup final, only realised the cash was missing on Monday morning.
The haul included takings from the Justin Bieber concert and a gig the previous evening by rockers Bon Jovi.
“The money was taken from the building and they only realised today,” said a police officer from Booysens police station in Soweto.
“We don’t know how many people were involved as we are still gathering evidence.”
It’s thought the thieves may have taken several days to chisel their way through a thick wall at the FNB stadium outside Johannesburg.
They then lowered themselves by rope into a room used to store cash and escaped undetected.
South African police spokeswoman Katlego Mogale said: “The suspect had gained entry through the roof.
“They broke the tile of the bathroom between last night (Sunday) after the concert and this morning.”
The suspects haven’t been caught yet and probably won’t ever be, but police are investigating further, so never say never…