As “Le Parisien” added, this alleged perpetrator was in contact with three other men who have already been charged with theft. He was also previously known to the police.
The article continues below the video
When did the Louvre theft take place?
How many men have been detained so far?
What items did the criminals leave behind during the robbery?
What did the perpetrators steal from the Louvre?
A daring theft in the Louvre
The robbery took place on Sunday, October 19, during the opening of a Parisian museum. The perpetrators arrived on a scooter and got into the Louvre from the Seine side, from where construction work was underway. They used the outside freight elevator to enter through the windowsthen robbed the jewels from the window and fled.
At the scene of the robbery and nearby, those escaping in a hurry left several items, including: a helmet, gloves, an orange vest that they used to impersonate workers, a walkie-talkie, and a container with a flammable liquid. They also lost one of the stolen items – the crown of Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III. In 2008, the Louvre bought it for EUR 6.72 million.
The criminals left the vehicle they used, a boom truck, on the street. It has so far been established that it was stolen in the Valle d'Oise department, in a small town called Louvres.
Investigators are still looking for the looted jewels and trying to identify the possible perpetrators of this daring theft.
