Élise Lucet was the victim of a burglary at her home in Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine) on Wednesday, during which jewelry and watches were stolen, we learned on Thursday from a source close to the case and from the journalist.
A source close to the case said that the value of the stolen items was estimated between 50,000 and 100,000 euros. “I have no estimate, I am not able to quantify it myself,” Élise Lucet told AFP.
She said “most of the value” of the stolen items came from four watches that had been purchased by her late husband, who died in 2011.
“My husband was an antique dealer, he collected watches, he bought them 20 or 30 years ago and they increased in value over the years,” said the 63-year-old journalist, who presents the shows “Cash investigation” and “Envoyéspecial” on France 2.
According to her, the thief(s) also took jewelry that had been given to her by her loved ones over the years, including her wedding and engagement rings. She was expected to file a complaint Thursday afternoon.
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The break-in was committed between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in a pavilion of approximately 250 m2 spread over four levels, according to the source close to the file, confirming information from Europe 1 and the newspaper “Le Parisien”.
The perpetrator(s) of the burglary, whose number has not yet been determined, entered the home by forcing a bay window located near the kitchen. The entire accommodation, including the basement, was searched.
The alarm and video surveillance devices in the house, which does not have a safe, were not activated at the time of the incident.
Contacted by AFP, the Nanterre public prosecutor’s office indicated that it had opened an investigation into aggravated theft, entrusting the investigations to the departmental judicial police service (SDPJ), “in particular for the purposes of identifying the perpetrators”.
At this point, no suspects have been identified.
Élise Lucet indicated that she and her daughter were not present at the time of the burglary.
A precise inventory of the stolen objects and the damage remains to be established, according to the source close to the file.
Other personalities have been victims of burglaries in Île-de-France in recent years, notably the YouTuber Inoxtag, the television host Nikos Aliagas and the MMA star Ciryl Gane.
