Two Suspects Arrested in Louvre Crown Jewel Heist After Weeklong Manhunt

Arrest total rises to 7 in Louvre jewelry heist; key DNA match found

Five more people were arrested overnight in the Louvre crown-jewels heist including a man identified by DNA as one of the suspected robbers the Paris prosecutor said Thursday, signaling an accelerating dragnet across the French capital and its suburbs.The separate, late-night operations in Paris and nearby Seine-Saint-Denis bring the total arrests to seven. The prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, told RTL radio that one of the detainees is suspected of b…

Suspect caught trying to flee France after $100 million Louvre jewel robbery

MxM News French authorities have arrested two men accused of involvement in the recent heist at the Louvre Museum that stunned Paris last week. One of the suspects was caught Saturday night at Charles de Gaulle Airport as he tried to board a flight to Algeria, French outlet Le Parisien reported. Both men, described as being in their 30s and from Seine-Saint-Denis — a crime-ridden suburb north of Paris — were taken into custody on charges of “org…

Prosecutor says suspects arrested over daring jewel theft from Louvre display

Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre museum in Paris Two suspects have been arrested over the theft of precious crown jewels from Paris's Louvre museum, French media say. The Paris prosecutor's office said one of the men had been taken into custody as he was preparing to take a flight from Charles de Gaulle Airport. Items worth €88m (£76m; $102m) were taken from the world's most-visited museum last Sunday, when four thieves wielding power…

What we know about the arrests made in the Louvre heist

Authorities arrest two men in connection with the Louvre heist. Here’s what we know so far about the suspects, the jewels and the ongoing investigation.

Police Have Arrested Two Suspects From the Massive Louvre Heist

French police have arrested two suspects in connection to the Louvre heist, in which a group boldly stole rare crown jewels on October 20.

Louvre Heist: Two Arrested; Director Gets Support From Peers

One of hundreds of memes parodying the Louvre heist (screenshot Hyperallergic, via Instagram) Two suspects have been arrested as part of an investigation into last week’s daylight Louvre heist, Paris’s public prosecutor’s office announced on Sunday, October 26. The arrests were made on Saturday evening, prosecutor Laure Beccau said in a statement, adding that 100 investigators are working on the case. The French newspaper Le Monde reported that …