1981 Brink's robbery
The 1981 Brink's robbery was an armed robbery and three related murders committed on October 20, 1981, by several Black Liberation Army members and four former members of the Weather Underground, who were at the time associated with the May 19th Communist Organization. The plan called for the BLA members – including Kuwasi Balagoon, Sekou Odinga, Mtayari Sundiata, Samuel Brown and Mutulu Shakur – to carry out the robbery, with the M19CO members – David Gilbert, Judith Alice Clark, Kathy Boudin, and Marilyn Buck – to serve as getaway drivers in switchcars.
| 1981 Brink's robbery | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nanuet, New York |
| Date | October 20, 1981 |
| Target | Brink's armored car |
Attack type | Robbery |
| Weapons | M16 assault rifles |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrators | May 19th Communist Organization (Black Liberation Army and Weather Underground members) |
The conspirators stole $1.6 million in cash from a Brink's armored car at the Nanuet National Bank at Nanuet Mall, in Nanuet, New York, killing a Brink's guard, Peter Paige, seriously wounding Brink's guard Joseph Trombino, and slightly wounding Brink's truck driver guard, James Kelly. Resisting apprehension during the getaway, the robbers killed two Nyack police officers, Edward O'Grady and Waverly Brown, and seriously wounded Police Detective Artie Keenan.