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The Louis Vuitton store in Lille robbed with a ram car

1/20/2023, 7:00:51 PM


The individuals allegedly stole "almost all the objects" according to the Lille prosecutor's office. No arrests have yet taken place.

The Louis Vuitton store in Lille, located in the historic center, was robbed with a ram car on Friday at dawn for "

considerable

" damage, the individuals having stolen "almost all the objects", we learned from from the prosecution and a police source.

"

This day, around 5:45-5:50 a.m., a ram-breaking was committed

" against this shop "

by means of a stolen vehicle, abandoned on the spot

", indicated the parquet floor of Lille, confirming information from La Voix du Nord.

Considerable damage

The damage already seems considerable, since almost all the objects seem to have been stolen (in addition to the material damage)

”, specifies the prosecution.

"

No arrest

" had taken place in the early evening in this case, according to a police source.

Contacted by AFP, the LVMH group to which this historic French house belongs declined to comment.

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Installed in the former premises of the restaurant l'Huitrière, closed in 2016 (an art deco building classified as a historic monument), the burglarized shop, of around 500 m2, had been inaugurated in April.