https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The driver of a French cash delivery van who made off with about three million euros ($3.2 million) was charged and remanded in custody on Saturday, prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190217/french-cash-van-driver-who-drove-off-with-charged-32-mln Sun, 17 Feb 2019 10:36:55 +0100 french-cash-van-driver-who-drove-off-with-charged-32-mln Their first heist, on a De Beers jewellery store, went off perfectly but three audacious thieves were handed hefty jail terms by a Paris court on Friday, after attempting to repeat the feat more than a year later. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170930/french-jewel-thieves-jailed-despite-perfect-crime Sat, 30 Sep 2017 11:23:32 +0200 french-jewel-thieves-jailed-despite-perfect-crime A US-based man is on trial in France on charges he masterminded a heist on the French Riviera of high end paintings by artists that included Monet. For his part, the man claims he's been framed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140512/monet-art-heist Mon, 12 May 2014 15:49:00 +0200 monet-art-heist The French-Algerian robber, who made off with jewels worth €1m in May in Cannes, was picked up by Spanish police during another heist in Mallorca https://www.thelocal.fr/20130804/notorious-jewel-thief-arrested-in-spain Sun, 04 Aug 2013 18:00:00 +0200 notorious-jewel-thief-arrested-in-spain In a week of jewellery heists on the French Riviera, another theft has been reported at the billionaires' resort of the Hotel de Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, east of Nice. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130803/jewel-thieves-strike-again-with-40000-riviera-raid Sat, 03 Aug 2013 16:52:00 +0200 jewel-thieves-strike-again-with-40000-riviera-raid Marc Armando, the suspected mastermind behind one of France's most spectacular bank heists two decades ago, has committed suicide in prison, sources close to the investigation said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130504/robber-behind-frances-heist-of-century-commits-suicide Sat, 04 May 2013 12:50:00 +0200 robber-behind-frances-heist-of-century-commits-suicide