The first suspect in Kim Kardashian’s robbery case has been officially charged … and the guy’s got a few years behind him. French authorities pressed charges against a 63-year-old man Thursday who was arrested in connection to the robbery who’s…
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Thursday, January 12, 2017
Kim Kardashian Robbery Suspects: Who Are They?!?
According to an update in the Kim Kardashian robbery case, the reality star’s chauffeur has been released by French authorities.
It is not believed that he played a role in the infamous heist last October that resulted in armed assailants getting away with millions of dollars worth of jewelry.
But who did play a role?
Who the heck are the main suspects that have been arrested in conjunction with the scary incident that took place in Paris and which left Kardashian begging for her life?
According to major French network TF1/LCI, a handful of those taken into custody this week have confessed to the crime.
The report states that a total of six men were involved in the break-in; some of them have been identified, along with their roles explained.
As some outlets stated at the time, five robbers (the youngest age 54, the eldest age 72) disguised themselves as policemen and forced their way into Kardashian West’s apartment early on the morning of October 3.
There was also an accomplice (rumored to be the son of one of the robbers) who drive the getaway car.
Of those arrested, several are well known by French authorities for previous crimes, including cocaine, counterfeit trafficking and diamond theft.
But while it’s believed these six individuals were behind the crime that night/morning, 14 people remain in custody as of yesterday.
Among these people is a 27-year old named Gary M.. He worked in the past as Kardashian’s driver.
His brother, Michael, was the chauffeur in charge of Kim’s vehicle during the week in which she was robbed; he was released Tuesday night and is not being charged.
Moreover, two of the suspects – Aomar A-K. and Marceau B. – reportedly traveled to Antwerp, Belgium a few days after the heist.
This is noteworthy because that city is known as the diamond capital of the world.
Still, the stolen jewels themselves, which include a $ 4 million ring gifted to Kardashian not long before this incident took place, have not been found.
“Any updates makes her relive everything,” an insider told People Magazine of Kim’s reaction to the latest news. “It’s still very tough for her to deal with.”
But she is trying to move on with her life.
As you can see above and below, Kardashian continues to update her social media accounts.
(She also keeps trying to make nice with Beyonce, apparently.)
The mother of two shared all three photos featured in this article on Instagram yesterday; first posing with Scott Disick, then having Kanye West admire her butt and then giving us a cute look at son Saint West:
It also sounds as of Kim is planning her first public appearance since the robbery.
“On our way, #dubai,” Kardashian captioned the picture way above of her and Disick.
She then posted a Snapchat video of herself donning oversized goggles on board an airplane, telling followers:
“All, you need laser goggles when you do a laser treatment. So these are perfect for plane lasers.”
Kim is yet to speak directly on rumors that she may divorce Kanye, but it may be worth noting what she wrote as a caption to the picture of the couple above.
“He always has my back,” she said of her husband.
Yes, Kim was being (literally) cheeky in this case, considering Kanye is staring at her rear end.
But it’s safe to assume she’s also sending a message to the haters and critics out there. And it probably goes something like this:
Shut the eff up. We’re all good.
Kim Kardashian Robbery Case, The Judge Will Come to Her
Kim Kardashian wants justice handed down hard against the people who robbed her, but we’ve learned her participation will go down thousands of miles from Paris. Turns out, Kim won’t have to travel to France to testify against the people who…
Kim Kardashian Robbery Case, The Judge Will Come to Her
Kim Kardashian wants justice handed down hard against the people who robbed her, but we’ve learned her participation will go down thousands of miles from Paris. Turns out, Kim won’t have to travel to France to testify against the people who…
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Kim Kardashian"s Robbery Suspects Tied To Belgium"s Illegal Diamond Trade
Kim Kardashian’s robbers have strong ties to the illegal diamond trade in Belgium and now the country’s federal police force is on what is probably a futile hunt to track the bling down. Sources with knowledge of Belgium’s “black market” for…
Kim Kardashian"s Limo Company Says Driver Released with No Robbery Charges (PHOTO)
The Paris limo driver who was arrested in the Kim Kardashian robbery dragnet has been released and was never even a suspect … so claims the limo company that hired him. UNIC Worldpass tells TMZ, driver Michael Madar has been released from custody…
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Kim Kardashian Robbery: Was It an Inside Job?!?
As previously reported, arrests have been made in conjunction with Kim Kardashian getting robbed at gunpoint in Paris last October.
Numerous arrests have actually been made, with outlets claiming that Paris police have taken 17 people into custody.
But it’s the identity of one of these individuals that has left folks wondering:
Might this have been an inside job?!?
This question has been floating around for months simply due to the technical precision of the crime.
The thieves were in and out of Kim’s apartment in minutes, breaking in very soon after her bodyguard left the star for the night and making off with over $ 10 million in jewelry.
How did they know Kim was alone at this time?
How did they know she was in possession of such expensive items?
Might it have been due to the fact that one of the 17 suspects arrested in connection with the heist was actually working at the time as Kardashian’s chaffeur?
According to French newspaper Le Monde, this unnamed man is an employee for the limo company that Kardashian-Jenner family members often uses while in Paris.
And this chauffeur was the last person to drive the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star prior to the scary incident, which took place early in the morning on October 3 incident.
While Kim has scarcely talked about what happened, it’s been confirmed that she was tied up and gagged by five armed assailants, begging for her life during the unimaginable ordeal.
Police are trying to determine whether the driver passed information along to the thieves.
Per Le Monde, the five masked men who actually broke into the reality star’s private residence are, indeed, among the 17 people who were apprehended this week.
They were partially identified as a result of DNA discovered on a piece of duct tape used to tie Kardashian up.
It’s unclear at the moment just what kind of role the other 12 people played.
Three of them are women, sources say, and one is actually a 72-year-old man, who has been named in French reports as “Pierre B,” the ring leader.
Two of the suspects in police custody were seen in Antwerp, Belgium, where cops believe the stolen diamonds were taken.
Kim, of course, has gone almost entirely radio and social media silent ever since this crime took place.
She has been understandably shaken up over it, spending as much time as possible with her children and going over three months without updating her social media networks.
But the former sex tape actress is starting to emerge from her shell.
As you can see above, E! has released a trailer for new episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians – and it’s evident that Kim will open up about the robbery on spring installments of the program.
Moreover, Kardashian has shared a number of new photos on her official website and her Facebook and Instagram pages.
Most of them feature her at home with kids Saint and West, along with candid snapshots of Kanye West.
It’s hard not to try and read into this images, considering the many Kim and Kanye divorce rumors flying around the Internet.
Neither celebrity has released any kind of statement to assure fans that they are still happy and in love, but Kim may be trying to do that via the following set of precious pictures:
But let’s conclude with final thoughts on the crime that took place:
Kardashian’s French attorney, Jean Veil, told France 2 TV (via Reuters) that his client is “very happy, very satisfied and to a certain extent reassured by the efficiency of the French police.”
The homes of the suspects are still being searched and evidence is being seized, even as we type.
Prior to the arrests being made, there were “months of surveillance,” an insider tells Us Weekly.
We’ll continue to update this story as news breaks and we’ll continue to keep Kim Kardashian in our thoughts.
She sort of sucks sometimes, but almost no one deserves to go through what she went through that night.
Monday, January 9, 2017
Kim Kardashian Robbery Suspects, More Evidence Taken (PHOTO GALLERY)
Paris cops working the Kim Kardashian robbery are taking suspects and a ton of evidence into custody … and now there’s a report one of her drivers was allegedly involved. We got these pics of investigators handcuffing several more of the so-called…
TMZ Live: Kim Kardashian: Robbery Suspects Nabbed!
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Kim Kardashian Robbery Suspects Revealed (PHOTO GALLERY)
French police want it known … they’ve nabbed people they think are involved in the Kim Kardashian robbery. French photogs were given access to the perp walk Monday … where 17 people have been hauled in for the October 3rd robbery in Paris. As we…
Kim Kardashian Robbery Suspects Caught By DNA, Surveillance Video
The masked robbers who bound and gagged Kim Kardashian should have watched ‘CSI’ before pulling off the heist, because they may have been nabbed because they left their DNA behind. Law enforcement sources tell us cops found DNA from at least one…
Kim Kardashian Robbery Suspects Caught By DNA, Surveillance Video
The masked robbers who bound and gagged Kim Kardashian should have watched ‘CSI’ before pulling off the heist, because they may have been nabbed because they left their DNA behind. Law enforcement sources tell us cops found DNA from at least one…
Kim Kardashian Robbery Suspects: Arrested!
Back in October, Kim Kardashian was robbed at gun point at a Paris hotel.
The stunning precision of the theft allowed the perpetrators to make off with a reported $ 10 million in jewelry without being identified, and led to rumors that Kardashian had faked the robbery as some sort of elaborate publicity stunt.
Now, however, it looks as though the parties responsible for the carefully choreographed robbery may have been apprehended, and we’re finally getting some answers with regard to how they pulled off the heist.
According to multiple French media outlets, 17 people were arrested in five French cities last night in connection with the Kardashian robbery.
Sources say French police identified the suspects with DNA evidence, and they were apprehended as part of a coordinated nationwide effort by law enforcement.
Say what you will about the French – clearly they don’t take their Kardashian jewel thefts very lightly!
Anyway, authorities now have 96 hours to either charge the suspects with a crime or release them.
Given the depth of the investigation, we think it’s safe to assume that police are confident they have their men, and the suspects will almost certainly be charged.
The number of suspects (with the possibility of more arrests to come) confirms that the robbery was, as many suspected, a massive, carefully coordinated strike.
The robbers are believed to have used connections within the hotel and possibly even within the press to help them track Kim’s movements, allowing them to make their move when she was alone in her suite.
Security personnel that work for Kim’s family were reportedly safeguarding her sisters at a Fashion Week party at the time of the attack.
News of the arrest comes on the heels of Kim opening up for the first time about the robbery.
“They’re going to shoot me in the back,” the mother of two said in a preview for the upcoming season of her reality series.
“It makes me so upset to think about it.”
We’ll have further updates on this developing story as more information becomes available.
Kim Kardashian Robbery Suspects Under Arrest
French police have nabbed 16 people and hauled them in to the multiple police stations in connection with the Kim Kardashian Paris robbery. The suspects were arrested in 5 different cities at it appears it was a coordinated effort by cops. …
Kim Kardashian Robbery Suspects Under Arrest
French police have nabbed 16 people and hauled them in to the multiple police stations in connection with the Kim Kardashian Paris robbery. The suspects were arrested in 5 different cities at it appears it was a coordinated effort by cops. …
Kim Kardashian"s Gold Chain Reaction To Robbery (PHOTO)
Kim Kardashian has been truer to her word than we ever thought … the bling around neck has taken a nosedive from 7 figures to 3. Kim vowed after her robbery in early October she would lose the expensive jewelry for good … jewelry that…
Friday, January 6, 2017
"Keeping Up With Kardashians" New Season Cashing in on Kim"s Robbery & Kanye"s Meltdown (VIDEO)
A tearful Kim Kardashian weeps while recounting her Paris robbery in the new season 13 promo for “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” and the timing is pretty impeccable. Kim returned to social media by posting several images of her family this week…
Kim Kardashian Cries Over Robbery: "They"re Gonna Shoot Me!"
So much for sitting down with 60 Minutes.
Or for writing a heartfelt blog post.
For the first time since being robbed at gunpoint by multiple armed assailants in Paris, Kim Kardashian has spoken out on the frightening incident.
And she"s done so in the most predictable way possible: on an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
We don"t mean to make light of what was truly a life-altering, unimaginable situation.
Sources have said that Kardashian thought she would be raped or killed in the early morning of October 3 while hurled out of bed by robbers in masks.
She was tied up and gagged and begged for her telling the criminals that she had two young children at home.
We cannot fathom what she went through.
But you"ll forgive us for being a bit disappointed that E! is now using this crime to promote new episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which returns in March.
In the following promo, Kim breaks down in tears multiple times, first while discussing the robbery and the thought that kept going through her head.
"They"re going to shoot me in the back," she says in hysterics, recalling the incident. "There"s no way out. It makes me so upset to think about it."
Elsewhere, we see her react (or pretend to react; come on, there"s no way cameras just happened to be rolling at this exact time) when learning that Kanye West has been hospitalized for a nervous breakdown.
"Don"t scare me, please. What"s going on?" Kim says, crying over the phone.
She later says to the camera or to someone nearby: "I think he really needs me, and I have to get home."
It"s been a jarring few months for Kim Kardashian, that"s for certain.
She just recently made a return to social media (see slideshow, above) and is clearly now okay using her near-death experience to earn ratings for her family"s reality show.
So she"s mostly back to normal! That"s a good thing.
Visit our friends at TV Fanatic to watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians prior to the show"s return this spring…
… AND CHECK OUT THE PROMO BELOW:
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Queen Latifah"s Car Stolen in Gas Station Robbery
Queen Latifah joins the growing number of crime victims … her car stolen by thieves who had a penchant for punch. The incident went down days before Xmas in Atlanta. Latifah’s security guard took her 2015 Mercedes S63 to a gas station. As he stood…
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Kim Kardashian Robbery: Thugs Busted By New Surveillance Video?!
An explosive new video allegedly showing one of the thugs who robbed Kim Kardashian could crack her case at last … if it’s real, anyway.
A copy of purported security camera footage taken of the chilling heist that unfolded on the night of October 3 was posted today by Radar.
Kim, 36, was held at gunpoint in the luxurious No Name Hotel in Paris and robbed of millions in jewels. The crime has yet to be solved.
Radar’s video, however, reveals the face of one of the alleged culprits for the very first time, though the story surrounding it raises questions.
According to an insider quoted by the celebrity gossip site, the thieves demanded that the building staff turn over video from the cameras on site.
That, they believed, would scuttle any trace of evidence.
Since that fateful night, however, either the goons have been showing the video to the wrong people or it’s been stolen, ‘cause Radar got it.
The video purports to show “Kim’s friend or nanny being held … they were storming the room, and one of her friends was being held.”
“At the time, Kim was in her bedroom, and there weren’t any cameras there. She didn’t come out to help her friend outside of her door.”
“But you can see that it was very violent.”
“Kim had every right to be spooked!”
Indeed, the grainy black and white footage shows an unknown thug coming up behind and dragging a blonde woman around by the neck.
Understandably, the woman looks terrified.
Up until now, officials have had little to go on beyond dark and blurry footage of the robbers escaping from the scene on bikes (above).
Will this new video be the clue they need?
It wouldn’t erase the horrible events of this fall, but it would no doubt offer some degree of closure and satisfaction for Kim if so.
Since then, she’s clearly been affected, having gone quiet on social media even before Kanye West’s mental breakdown this month.
“Kim thinks that it is absolutely absurd that these guys have not been caught. She will never be able to get this out of her head,” an insider says.
“She was certain that she was going to be killed.”
The star is upset that the assailants are at large, and at this point, has lamented the strong possibility that they may never face justice.
The fact that some people still think the Kim Kardashian robbery was fake or somehow embellished for ratings eats away at her too.
Says another family insider close to the situation:
“The fact that nothing has been done and no one has been charged just makes this whole situation that much worse for her and her family.”
“She is starting to think that they will never be caught.”
Cross your fingers that this the cops’ big break, though we have to say, the video – even if it is from the attack – leaves a lot to be desired.
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