With a few accessories, two thieves managed to pose as police officers and rob a Parisian jeweler. The two suspects left with €300,000 in gold thanks to a trick theft, indicates The Parisian . The 71-year-old victim filed a complaint on Saturday May 4, 2024.
They are investigating
According to his testimony, two men came to his business on April 22, 2024. As part of a pseudo-investigation for receiving stolen goods, they assured that they had to check the jewelry and in particular the quantity of gold.
The two men “wore police armbands, card holders as pendants like in American series”, a Source close to the matter told our colleagues. They even had handcuffs and a gun.
700 thefts per month
A week later, they returned and left with the gold. To reassure the jeweler, they asked him to go to the judicial police to declare his assets. It was while talking with his accountant that the merchant understood that he had just been the victim of theft. An investigation has been opened.
700 trick thefts are recorded in France each month, recalls Capital . They mainly take place during the day and at the start of the week. Criminals mainly target people aged over 70, living alone and in wealthy neighborhoods.
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