Nicolas Bessone
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“very strong suspicion that another heist was imminent”
Nicolas Bessone · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12
Prosecutor Bessone said arrests of six suspects were prompted by suspicion that a second heist targeting the Fondation Maeght was imminent.
“apparently caused the perpetrators to panic,”
Nicolas Bessone · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12
Bessone described how a swift police response to the alarm at the Renoir Museum affected the thieves.
“not believe the principal suspect visited that museum simply out of a love of art”
Nicolas Bessone · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12
Bessone said the principal suspect had visited the Fondation Maeght and cast doubt on the suspect's claimed motive.
“As they fled, they were unable to take all four paintings and abandoned two of them, which were later found in a protective sleeve,”
Nicolas Bessone · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12
Bessone explained how thieves fleeing the Renoir Museum abandoned two of four paintings in the museum gardens.