Overview
- He was arrested at dawn at his home in Gentilly and placed in custody, according to the Nanterre prosecutor’s office.
- Investigators say the 33-year-old scaled facades to reach balconies, forced patio doors, and wedged furniture to keep residents from re-entering.
- He is accused of striking mainly in Hauts-de-Seine with additional cases in Val-de-Marne and Yvelines over a few weeks starting November 17.
- Searches recovered luxury clothing and shoes, €1,150 in cash plus foreign currencies, a gold-testing kit, a money counter, gloves, flashlights, and flathead screwdrivers.
- He is set to be tried this afternoon before the 16th chamber of the Nanterre criminal court, with the wider investigation into the linked burglaries continuing.