Movie Worthy Jewelry Thefts Are Taking Over Europe Ms. Bels Monday, September 9, 2013 The Receipt Over the past year or two, there have been several jewelry thefts that read like a movie script. The characters, the stunts, and the danger are all there. Could one of these incidents be our next blockbuster smash? Who knows. But, as for now, a lot of us are just compelled even through just reading about the stories. According to MSN… A smash-and-grab on a high end Paris store saw four robbers make off with jewelry and watches valued at over $2.6 million early Monday. At around 4:30 a.m. local time (11.30 p.m. ET) the thieves rammed an SUV into the front of the Casty store, near the prestigious Place Vendome, a well-known square in the center of the French capital that is home to a number of jewelers and high-end stores. After scooping up jewelry and watches estimated to be worth 2 million euros ($2.6 million) the thieves reversed their car out of the store and set fire to it before making off in another vehicle, Le Monde reported. The raid comes little over a month after a masked bandit made off with an $136M worth of diamonds and jewels from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes on the glamorous French Riviera, in possibly the world’s biggest heist. A lone robber entered through a French door at the side of the building on the famed La Croisette seafront, scooped up the loot and then jumped out of another window. Despite a huge police investigation, the audacious culprit remains at large. Thieves also targeted the annual Cannes film festival, stealing almost $2 million of jewelry from the safe in the hotel room of an American jeweler working for Chopard, one of Switzerland’s most famous diamond merchants. Days later a $2.5 million necklace was lifted by a crook at a movie industry party at the even more exclusive resort of Cap d’Antibes, near the Italian border. Wow! There are some real James Bond type thieves over in Europe. It is a crazy how these are very well-though out and well-planned events. It will be crazy if authorities never locate the suspects.
