Smooth Operator Steals French Jewels In Broad Daylight

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
May 31st 2009 at 2:43AM

Jewel thieves have struck in Paris once again. BBC News reports that a man in a suit and a fedora went into the Chopard store on Place Vendome and forced the staff to give him 15 pieces of jewelry at gunpoint. His haul is worth mroe than $8 million. The hold-up took place in the mid-afternoon and lasted just a couple minutes. The dapper thief, estimated to be in his 50s, then simply walked out of the store. What a way to spend a weekend.

Gallery: Jewels Gone Missing