Crime
Louvre Heist Suspect Was Reportedly a Former Museum Guard and Daredevil Biker Influencer
On the lam no more?
One of the men allegedly involved the nearly $100 million Louvre jewelry heist has been identified as a former museum guard and a bike racing daredevil who pulled off his stunts on social media, according to a report by The Guardian on Wednesday, November 5.
Abdoulaye N., 39 — known online as “Doudou Cross Bitume”— was arrested on Saturday, October 25 and charged with organized theft and criminal conspiracy in connection with the brazen daylight robbery that stunned Paris last month, the outlet reported.
The ex-bodybuilder and influencer, who is known for popping wheelies on the posh Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris, allegedly used a cherry picker truck to help hoist himself and an accomplice to a window of the Louvre so they could gain entry to smash and grab France’s Crown Jewels, including ornate tiaras and sapphire- and emerald-adorned earrings and necklaces.
According to The Guardian, Maxime Cavaillé, a lawyer representing the suspect, said his defense team would be “extremely vigilant” about “respect of the presumption of innocence” for their client.
As Globe previously reported, the shocking heist unfolded in just seven minutes — leaving police scrambling as two suspects turned scooters into getaway vehicles.
If it sounds like a plot straight out of a super cool heist movie to you, you’re not alone: As Globe also reported, the robbery impressed George Clooney, who played Danny Ocean in the Oceans franchise.
“I wonder if they’re going to catch these guys,” Clooney, 64, mused to a Variety reporter at the Jay Kelly Los Angeles premiere. “They seem to have done a pretty good job of getting away with it. I watched the film of them coming down… It was cool, though. It’s terrible, but if you’re a professional thief like I am [in the Ocean’s films], I was very proud of those guys.”
Clooney hinted that Oceans 14 will likely go into production sometime in 2026.
