Once again, the window of 170 boulevard Saint-Germain, one of Louis Vuitton 's addresses on the Left Bank, has been smashed. Early on Monday, May 12, 2025, at around 5:30 a.m., three hooded criminals smashed through the store entrance with a station wagon, repeating a method already used twice since September.
The scenario seems to have been worked out. The thieves used a gray Audi A4 with tinted windows, blue rotating beacon and Italian plates to gain entry to the establishment. Once inside, they stole a number of luxury items, before disappearing as quickly as they had arrived. The amount of the loss has not yet been announced.
This third robbery in eight months against the same store raises questions about the vulnerability of luxury boutiques, which are regularly targeted in the capital. Previous robberies, which occurred in September and November 2024, had already targeted this store with an identical modus operandi. As a result, three suspects were indicted in January 2025 and remanded in custody. Four people are currently incarcerated in two separate investigations linked to this series of robberies, according to information from franceinfo.
The investigation, entrusted to the brigade de répression du banditisme (BRB), is ongoing. The Paris public prosecutor's office is overseeing investigations to try to identify the perpetrators of this express attack in the 6ᵉ arrondissement.
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