US EditionParis prosecutor reports 4 more arrests in connection with Louvre jewel heist
Authorities arrested four more suspects from the Paris region as part of ongoing investigations into the $102 million theft of French crown jewels from the Louvre.
- On Tuesday, Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau announced four more people—two men and two women from the Paris region—were detained in connection with the Louvre crown-jewels robbery.
- Using a truck-mounted ladder, the burglars accessed an upper-floor window of the Apollo Gallery on October 19 and broke into two high-security display cases, stealing nine items.
- Investigating magistrates filed preliminary charges after October arrests; three men face organized-robbery charges and a woman faces complicity, while BFMTV reported one detainee may be the alleged fourth member.
- The new suspects join four other people detained in late October who will be questioned by investigators, while Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau did not specify their suspected roles.
- The stolen collection includes historic pieces tied to Napoleon and 19th-century queens, such as Napoleon's diamond-and-emerald necklace given to Empress Marie-Louise, and Empress Eugénie's pearl-and-diamond tiara; the missing loot has not been recovered amid the ongoing probe.
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About five weeks after the spectacular Crown Jewel theft in the Louvre in Paris, the police arrested four more suspects. Two men aged 38 and 39 and two women aged 31 and 40 were involved, the Paris prosecutor's office announced on Tuesday. Among them may be the alleged fourth burglar still sought, it was said from investigators to the news agency AFP. According to the prosecutor's office, the now arrested are from the Paris area.
Four more arrested over $157 million Louvre jewel heist
The Paris prosecutor has announced four more arrests in connection with the stunning heist at the Louvre Museum last month by a gang that made off with $157 million worth of jewels.The two men and two women taken into custody are from the Paris region and range in age from 31 to 40, said the prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, whose office is heading the investigation.Her statement on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) didn't say what role they're suspected of hav…
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