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French tycoon Tapie tied up and beaten in burglary

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 12:18:04 +0200

Former French minister and scandal-ridden tycoon Bernard Tapie, once the owner of Adidas, was attacked along with his wife during a midnight burglary of their home, police said on Sunday.

Swiss village bordering France subsidises alarms for burglary-prone residents

Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:48:18 +0200

A Swiss village at the border with France will become the first to subsidise burglary alarms for all residents after a spike in break-ins, the mayor said in comments broadcast on Friday.

The teenage burglary gang behind 1,500 break-ins across south of France

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:33:57 +0100

A gang of teenage burglars, mostly girls, are behind 1,500 break-ins carried out over a six-month period in towns across the south of France, French police have revealed.

Three charged with Paris Ritz jewellery heist: judicial source

Sat, 13 Jan 2018 18:19:11 +0100

Three men were charged and detained Saturday over an audacious jewellery heist at the Ritz hotel in Paris this week, while two other suspects were still on the loose, a judicial source said.

Paris Ritz raid: French police recover jewels stolen in heist

Thu, 11 Jan 2018 13:16:10 +0100

French police have recovered some of the jewels worth over €4 million looted from the Ritz hotel in central Paris, a police source told AFP on Thursday as officers hunt for two thieves who remain on the run.

Four arrests after Monaco Cartier store raid

Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:01:02 +0200

French police have arrested four men after an armed robbery on a Cartier jewellery store in Monaco and most of the stolen items have been recovered, sources close to the probe said on Sunday.

Paris police finally snare the 'Mozart of burglars'

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:29:18 +0100

A master of burglary has been sent to prison after Paris police finally caught up with the nimble-handed thief.

And the burglary capital of France is…?

Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:47:00 +0200

Rankings have just been released that show where in France, residents are most likely to be burgled. And it's bad news for anyone living in the south of the country. Find out if you stand more of chance of being broken into where you live.

Thieves target holiday homes in rural France

Thu, 23 Jan 2014 12:16:00 +0100

Thieves were busy in France in 2013, paying particular attention to holiday homes in rural areas. The number of murders also jumped significantly in rural areas, in certain parts of the country. Find out where crime is on the rise in France.

Judo champ defenceless against medal theft

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:32:00 +0100

France's Olympic judo champion Lucie Décosse's three world gold medals have been stolen in a burglary at her home outside Paris, police confirmed on Tuesday.

Burglary victim held as thieves swipe her pot

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:59:00 +0100

A woman has been arrested for growing cannabis after police found some in the pockets of thieves who had just burgled her house.

Marseille police get pump shotguns to fight crime

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:38:06 +0100

French President Nicolas Sarkozy told police working in the south of France they would be allowed to use pump shotguns to tackle the city's a crime spike. In November, a policeman was shot while trying to intercept suspected burglars on the run.

Chase ends in tragedy as policeman shot

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:28:00 +0100

The life of a 37-year-old policeman is hanging in the balance after he was shot several times near the southern city of Marseille. A suspected burglar was also killed in the gunfight with police

Marseille tighten security after player burglaries

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:39:00 +0200

Marseille have set up security patrols outside the homes of their players after defender Vitorino Hilton became the latest victim of burglaries targeting the club's playing staff.