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French police identified two Louvre burglary suspects in under a week and tracked a suspected accomplice on Wednesday, relying on DNA found on a window, a getaway scooter, and the bucket of a truck-mounted ladder used to reach a second-floor balcony, after eight crown jewels worth $100 million were stolen. Investigators processed 150 samples as the thieves fled, leaving a glove, a dropped crown, and the ladder truck they failed to burn. Officials say rapid matches from France’s 4.4-million-profile DNA database were decisive, underscoring its growing role in investigations and cold cases.

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