The four defendants so far in connection with The theft of jewels from the Louvre museum in Paris on October 19 They are criminals residing in the Paris suburbs, with records for offenses that "do not fall within the spectrum of organized crime." This was explained by Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau in statements to France Info radio, detailing that the four had prior connections to the robbery and that the two charged this Saturday were a couple. "They are close acquaintances; they all lived in Seine-Saint-Denis (on the outskirts of Paris), two of them were in a relationship and had children. We have profiles that are not well-known within organized crime, but who end up committing very serious acts," Beccuau said. The prosecutor asserts that, with the evidence they have, they believe they have already arrested three of the four members of the group (in addition to the partner of one of them, charged as an accomplice) that perpetrated the theft of eight French crown jewels, valued at 88 million euros.