A former French economy minister, Thierry Breton, was robbed and beaten in his Paris home along with his wife and live-in chauffeur, sources close to the police investigation told AFP on Tuesday.
Viral video: A pickpocket has been hailed as an unlikely hero after rescuing the man he robbed from the tracks of the Paris Metro - while a bystander looks on without helping.
You might be a seasoned pro on the Paris Metro, or just visiting for a few days. Either way, you will need to watch out for ingenious pickpockets working the French capital’s underground rail network. Here's a guide on how to avoid being robbed.
A 12-year-old French girl’s sweet tooth landed her in hot water with police on Thursday after it emerged she had stolen a neighbour’s chequebook to buy €2,600-worth of sweets and pastries from local bakeries.
Audacious thieves in Paris impersonated police officers to rob a senior official from the Saudi Ministry of Youth and Sport shortly after his arrival in the French capital. The robbers made off with €200,000 in cash.
A Tunisian man wanted for a killing in Paris in 2011, is the same one currently in jail in Sweden for leaving a drunken man for dead on train tracks, after picking his pockets.
A man alleged to be one of Corsica's most notorious gangsters was behind bars on Friday after being arrested by chance thanks to a thief plying his trade on one of the poshest streets in Paris.
