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French police arrest four new suspects over Louvre jewel heist
Authorities arrested four more suspects from Paris region; total arrested now eight; stolen $102 million jewels remain unrecovered after daylight heist at Louvre Museum.
- 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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Four arrested in Louvre heist, prosecutors in Paris say
PARIS (NBC, KYMA) - Four more people were arrested for their alleged role in last month's heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris. A statement from prosecutors in France said the four, two men and two women, are from the Paris region. In all, eight people have now been arrested in connection with the case. On Sunday, October 19, authorities say thieves duped security systems, deployed power tools and used a crane lift to steal millions of dollars wo…
A fourth man was arrested as part of the investigation into the burglary of the Louvre. A crucial suspect for the police who hope, thanks to him, to locate the jewels of the crown that were stolen.
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