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“Louvre Heist” is an economical and fairly breathless dash around the French capital, the crime scene and the details of the as-yet-unsolved robbery.

“We know that when carjackings go down, when use of guns go down, when homicides or robberies go down, neighborhoods feel safer and are safer,” Bowser said in late August.

The heist shocked France and turned a spotlight on the porous security system of the Louvre and other museums across the country that have become the target of an increasing number of robberies.

He said he was confident police would solve the case soon, as they had with other recent high-profile bank robberies in Karnataka.

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County for attempted robbery, adding that those convicted of the offense are sentenced to prison terms that are 36% longer than white suspects who faced the same charges.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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