CrimeAug 03, 2023
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Police Investigating Multimillion-Dollar Heist at Piaget Paris
Two men and a woman made off with an estimated $11 million to $16.5 million worth of jewels, said authorities.
Police in Paris are searching for the three suspects behind the Aug. 1 robbery of the Piaget store on Rue de la Paix. They allegedly stole more than $10 million in jewels from the store. (Image courtesy of Piaget)
Paris—Parisian authorities are on the lookout for the suspects behind the recent armed robbery of a Piaget store.
On the afternoon of Aug. 1, two men in suits and a woman in a dress entered the store on Rue de la Paix next to the Place Vendôme, according to a translated version of an article from French news site Le Parisien.
The thieves had a handgun with a silencer, a police source told the newspaper, and threatened the staff, forcing everyone onto the ground at the back of the store.
One employee was forced at gunpoint to open the locked jewelry display cases and the safe, according to reports.
After grabbing the jewels, the trio fled on foot and have not yet been apprehended. There were no reported injuries.
The stolen jewels have an estimated worth of between €10 million and €15 million ($11 million to $16.5 million), police said.
On the afternoon of Aug. 1, two men in suits and a woman in a dress entered the store on Rue de la Paix next to the Place Vendôme, according to a translated version of an article from French news site Le Parisien.
The thieves had a handgun with a silencer, a police source told the newspaper, and threatened the staff, forcing everyone onto the ground at the back of the store.
One employee was forced at gunpoint to open the locked jewelry display cases and the safe, according to reports.
After grabbing the jewels, the trio fled on foot and have not yet been apprehended. There were no reported injuries.
The stolen jewels have an estimated worth of between €10 million and €15 million ($11 million to $16.5 million), police said.
An official investigation was underway to find the suspects who carried out an armed robbery at a Piaget store in central Paris https://t.co/zhWYPFn0f0 pic.twitter.com/TgOXURNkhp
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 2, 2023
The Richemont-owned jewelry brand, founded in 1874, is notable for its high-end watches and jewelry.
Richemont did not respond to a request for comment on the incident.
The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into the crime, which will be handled by the Brigade de Répression du Banditisme (the banditry repression brigade), which specializes in jewelry store robberies.
In May, the nearby Bulgari store on Place Vendôme was also the target of an afternoon robbery at the hands of three armed robbers.
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