Man robbed of wristband to Coachella Music Festival

[gaypalmsprings]

Man robbed of wristband to Coachella Music Festival

11:58 PM, Apr. 15, 2011 |

Written by Kate McGinty
The Desert Sun


The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival may have sold out three months ago, but two men got their hands on wristbands Friday — by wielding a knife.

An unidentified victim reported to Palm Springs police that two men holding a knife stole wristbands.

The armed robbery was reported at 4:20 p.m. near Vista Chino and Chaparral Road, adjacent to the Riviera Palm Springs Resort and Spa.

The men then fled east, police said.

The thieves were described as men in their 20s wearing shorts and no shirts.

Police searched the area but did not find the men or the wristbands.

[krisskross]

this makes me sad.

[jimmycrackcorn]

i'm sure they broke the wristband when stealing it so hopefully they are turned away at the door

[kreutz2112]

The thieves were described as men in their 20s wearing shorts and no shirts.

I think they're going to find them.

[sidsjiff]

i'm sure they broke the wristband when stealing it so hopefully they are turned away at the door

Broken wristbands are fixed no questions asked by the white customer service tent without even a scan of the RFID. The thieves can walk in from the parking lots straight to the tent by holding the wristbands on their wrist. A method used by many crashers this year to get in. Sucks. GV: fix this loophole and you have nearly perfected the improvement over last year.

[GuyInTucson]

GV could have fixed it this year by deactivating the wristband when it's reported stolen.

[psychic friend]

[B]
reported at 4:20 p.m.

nuff said