Six individuals have been placed under formal investigation and remanded in custody for a violent burglary involving the sequestration of a family in a Grasse villa. The incident took place on September 4, when four masked intruders threatened the occupants with a handgun and knife to steal luxury items. The damage is estimated at over 100,000 euros.
The events unfolded on September 4, shortly after 11 p.m., in a villa in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes. Four criminals, faces concealed, entered the home occupied by a family including three children. They immediately threatened the residents with a handgun and knife to seize luxury goods, causing significant trauma.
The Grasse prosecutor's office announced that six suspects were placed under formal investigation on Friday, November 28, for armed robbery in an organized gang, sequestration, and criminal association aimed at committing a crime in an organized group. All were remanded in provisional detention. The investigation, conducted by the territorial crime division of the Alpes-Maritimes interdepartmental Judicial Police Service and a scientific police division, quickly identified the perpetrators, their connections, and individual roles.
On November 28, a major arrest operation, supported by the BRI, led to the apprehension of two individuals. A search of a residence uncovered bags used in the burglary. Four other suspects, already in custody for separate matters, were removed from their cells and placed in police custody the same day. The probe continues under judicial order, with no specifics on the exact nature of the stolen items.