US EditionTwo Louvre heist suspects had prior theft conviction together, Paris prosecutor says
- On Oct. 19, a four-person theft team stole historical jewels valued at $102 million from Paris's Louvre Museum, using a movers' lift to reach a second-storey window and fleeing on scooters in under seven minutes.
- Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said the suspects are small-time locals from Seine-Saint-Denis and noted, "This is not quite everyday delinquency... but it is a type of delinquency that we do not generally associate with the upper echelons of organized crime."
- Forensic links tie the suspects to the lift and cases, as the 37-year-old man's DNA was found inside the basket lift and the 38-year-old woman's traces may reflect transfer; both had a 2015 theft conviction.
- All four suspects are now in custody and a 37-year-old man and 38-year-old woman were arrested Oct. 29 and charged Nov. 1 with criminal conspiracy and organised theft.
- Authorities say the search continues as police investigators probe the parallel market and possible money laundering, while Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez remains optimistic despite at least one perpetrator still at large.
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Louvre heist suspects are local petty criminals, Paris prosecutor says
Four suspects in custody in relation to their alleged involvement in the spectacular heist at the Louvre Museum last month are local petty criminals with no association with organized crime, according to investigators.
According to the information known so far, the theft at the Louvre was not carried out by organized professionals, but by petty criminals, believes Laura Beccuau, the Paris prosecutor investigating the case of the theft of the crown jewels.
The inadequacy of cameras, obsolete operating systems and weak passwords were known even before the last jewelry theft
Of the seven arrested, four have been detained and charged, the Paris prosecutor says.
The Paris prosecutor said that two of the suspects of the Louvre's jewelry theft had already been convicted together for a theft committed 10 years ago.
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