1 week ago Revealed: £76m Louvre heist suspect is bodybuilding motocross daredevil who gained cult following with reckless rides through Paris

Abdoulaye N., 39, nicknamed 'Doudou Cross Bitume', was arrested on October 29 and faces preliminary charges of theft by an organised gang and criminal conspiracy.

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1 week ago Louvre jewel heist by petty criminals, not organised professionals, says Paris prosecutor

Laure Beccuau said ‘upper echelons of organised crime’ unlikely to be involved as one perpetrator remains at largeThe brazen daytime heist at the Louvre was carried out by petty criminals rather than professionals from the world of organised crime, the Paris prosecutor has said, describing two of the suspects as a couple with children.The assertion comes two weeks after thieves parked a stolen truck outside the world’s most-visited museum, used a furniture lift to reach the first floor, then smashed their way into one of the museum’s most ornate rooms. Less than seven minutes later, they escaped on scooters with crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m). Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Five suspects arrested over Louvre £76m heist after two burglars charged with robbery – but crown jewels still missing

FIVE new suspects have been arrested in connection with the brazen Louvre heist in Paris, the city's public prosecutor said. French media earlier reported that one person arrested was suspected of being present on the crime scene when the robbery took place. It comes after another two suspects were charged with stealing £76million worth of...

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2 w. ago Inside the investigation to find brazen thieves behind Louvre heist

More than 100 investigators are racing to solve the daring heist at the Louvre Museum

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3 w. ago ‘If you’re in a hurry’: Company that designed Louvre getaway forklift release spoof ad after £76m pound heist

Bocker manufacturers boasted their lift can hold ‘up to 400kg of treasures at 42m per minute’

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3 w. ago ‘If you’re in a hurry’: Company that designed Louvre getaway forklift release spoof ad after £76m heist

Bocker manufacturers boasted their lift can hold ‘up to 400kg of treasures at 42m per minute’

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3 w. ago Prosecutor has ‘small hope’ of recovering Louvre jewels thanks to gear left by thieves

French investigators are analysing DNA samples and fingerprints on tools and other items found at the sceneFrench investigators are analysing more than 150 DNA samples, fingerprints and other traces from tools and safety gear left by the thieves who broke into the Louvre museum and escaped with crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m).Five days after the brazen heist from the world’s most-visited museum, Laure Beccuau, the Paris prosecutor, said she had “a small hope” the jewels could still be recovered and was “optimistic” about the investigation’s outcome. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Why the £76m Louvre heist could see visitor numbers spike thanks to true crime addicts 'excited' by the raid

The Louvre Museum in Paris was the target of ' the theft of the decade' on Sunday when £76million worth of jewellery was stolen in broad daylight.

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3 w. ago Brazen Louvre thieves caught on camera slowly escaping with crown jewels from £76m heist

A new video has emerged from the day of the Louvre heist, where thieves managed to steal £76million worth of stolen jewels from the country's most popular museum

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3 w. ago ‘Just extraordinary’: Louvre broken window now on tourist trail as museum reopens after jewel heist

Apollo gallery remains closed as police investigate €88m robbery and director faces questioning over securityIt is already, in a small way, Paris’s newest tourist attraction. “And on our right,” boomed the guide on the bateau mouche tour boat heading up the Seine, “the Louvre – and the window thieves smashed to steal France’s crown jewels.”The world’s most visited museum reopened on Wednesday for the first time since a gang of four men broke into its Apollo gallery on Sunday, making off with €88m (£76m) of Napoleonic jewellery in France’s most dramatic heist in decades. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Brazen thieves drop priceless Eugénie crown outside the Louvre in Paris during jaw

The group of criminals swiped priceless items, including a necklace and a brooch, once belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Josephine in broad daylight, forcing the attraction to shut its doors.

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