CRIME & LAW

Louvre heist suspects are local petty criminals, Paris prosecutor says

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau says four people held over last month’s Louvre heist are local petty criminals with no ties to organized crime. The suspects—three men and a woman from Seine-Saint-Denis—include a 37-year-old with 11 convictions, mostly for robbery, and another with 15. Two men were convicted over the same Paris robbery in 2015. One man is in a long-term relationship with the 38-year-old woman. The thieves used a truck-mounted ladder to enter the Apollo Gallery, which houses the French crown jewels, and stole nine items, including a diamond and sapphire set.

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