1 week ago Paris prosecutor's office investigates TikTok over youth suicide content

The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into TikTok over allegations that it promotes content encouraging suicide notably among young people

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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 Paris prosecutor: 2 Louvre heist suspects had prior theft conviction together

The Paris prosecutor has revealed that two suspects in the Louvre jewels heist were previously convicted together in a theft case 10 years ago

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2 w. ago Two policemen are arrested 'for raping mother, 26, while she was in custody at French court'

The woman who accused the two officers said the alleged assault took place overnight Tuesday to Wednesday in Bobigny, a town north of Paris, prosecutor Eric Mathais said.

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2 w. ago Five more suspects arrested over Louvre heist as jewels worth £76 million remain missing

Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said the arrests were made on Wednesday in Paris and the surrounding area

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2 w. ago Louvre jewel heist update as Paris prosecutor confirms five more arrests made

Two people arrested earlier were given preliminary charges on Wednesday and partially admitted their responsibility.

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2 w. ago Five new suspects arrested in connection with Louvre robbery

Public prosecutor says arrests were made in and around Paris but suspects ‘did not help us find the stolen goods’Five new suspects have been arrested in connection with the Louvre robbery in Paris, in which thieves stole crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m), the city’s public prosecutor has said, but the gems remain missing.Laure Beccuau told RTL radio on Thursday the arrests had been made on Wednesday night in the French capital and the surrounding area, particularly the neighbouring Seine-Saint-Denis department. But they “did not help us find the stolen goods”, she added. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 5 more arrests made in the investigation into Louvre jewel heist

The Paris prosecutor says five more people have been arrested in the investigation into the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum

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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 Suspects in Louvre jewel heist partly admit their involvement, prosecutor says

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau ruled out the robbery being an inside job

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2 w. ago Two Louvre heist suspects ‘partially’ confess but crown jewels are still missing, Paris prosecutor says

French police acknowledged major gaps in the Louvre’s defenses earlier Wednesday

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2 w. ago Paris prosecutor speaks out over mystery man in Louvre heist photo

A passerby, a worker or Inspector Clouseau?

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3 w. ago At least two arrested over Louvre museum’s daylight diamond heist

A group of four thieves stole crown jewels from the Louvre last weekend

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3 w. ago Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museum

The Paris prosecutor says several suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre museum

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3 w. ago Two arrested over Louvre museum’s daylight diamond heist, French media say

A group of four thieves stole crown jewels from the Louvre last weekend

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3 w. ago Louvre transfers some of its most precious jewels after audacious daylight heist

The Bank of France is just 500 meters away from the Louvre

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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 Jewels stolen in broad daylight Louvre heist were worth an estimated €88MILLION, Paris prosecutor says

A group of four criminals swiped eight items from the world's most visited museum at around 9.30am local time on Sunday in one of the most jaw-dropping public robberies ever.

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3 w. ago Louvre heist losses put at almost €90m as museum’s head prepares to face MPs

Police continue to search for the criminal gang behind the brazen robbery targeting France’s crown jewelsThe financial loss from France’s most dramatic heist in decades has been put at nearly €90m as the head of the Louvre prepared to face difficult questions over how thieves were able to steal priceless jewellery in broad daylight.As police continued to search for the criminal gang behind the brazen robbery on Sunday, the Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told the broadcaster RTL that the museum’s curator had estimated the losses at about €88m (£76m). Continue reading...

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