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Thieves drove a stolen van into a Nordstrom store at Perimeter Mall near Atlanta early Monday and fled with armloads of premium denim valued at $13,000, police said.

It was the second time in recent months that the mall — owned by General Growth Properties Inc. and located in Dunwoody, Ga., about 20 miles north of Atlanta — has been victimized by denim thieves. In October, robbers took an estimated $17,000 in premium denim from Bloomingdale’s.

The Dodge Caravan crashed into one of the store’s exterior entrances about 6 a.m., and three men grabbed 87 pairs of jeans. They left the van behind and escaped on foot.

It was unclear whether the latest robbery could be linked to the Blue Jean Bandits, a gang that has stolen more than $1.5 million in premium denim from some 70 Atlanta-area stores since 2007, said Detective Robert Bentivegna of the Dunwoody Police Department. The heists began as after-hours smash-and-grabs and escalated to brazen armed robberies during the day.

Nordstrom was open on Monday. A spokeswoman for the Seattle-based retailer said the damaged portion of the store’s exterior was roped off, and foot traffic was rerouted to a valet entrance nearby.

Powerhouse Chinese motorcycle manufacturer Zonghshen has signaled its intent to invest in California-based Mission Motors. At this point, nothing more than a letter of intent has been signed, but the deal would give Zongshen access to Mission's proprietary electric drivetrain technology as well as allow Mission access into the Asian markets and give the startup a fresh injection of cash.

Before any deal takes place, Zongshen has requested a full three-year business plan from Mission, due before the end of the month. If all goes well – which is still a very large 'if' at this point – some sort of deal could be completed by June of this year.

Bryan “Birdman” Williams and Ronald”Slim” Williams, are taking their business savvy, sharpened by their days of running their Cash Money Empire, to new heights.
The two brothers and business partners have formed Bronald Oil & Gas Company, playing off their first names Bryan and Ronald.

With the new oil company, they'll expand their business venture to various states including their home state of Louisiana, Osage County, Oklahoma, Texas, and Florida and hope to find “environmentally friendly” energy resources.

A company statement from the Bronald website reads,

“Bronald is committed to working cooperatively with governments and private enterprise to recover energy from known oil and gas reserves throughout North and Central America in an environmentally friendly manner,” and it “intends to utilize both historically successful technologies and means, as well as new innovations and technology, to recover energy resources in both and economic and environmentally efficient manner. Bronald is committed to preserving the environment, promoting worker safety and maximizing the potential output of various oil and gas assets.”



Birdman also recently got a tattoo with the Bronald Oil & Gas emblem on his head.

We wish them luck and safety as the Oil & Nat gas industry is the epitome of old guard. Underhand deals, cut throat , and major cock blocking. The music industry is a skip through daisy fields in compare.