The Guardian reported. Many potential witnesses to what a police officer described to newspaper Le Parisien as a “monumental haul” were distracted by the 60-year-old filmmaker and totally missed the crime.While patrons at a cafe close to the scene of the crime were possibly in both ear- and eyeshot of the robbery, Van Damme’s presence proved the more interesting event of the moment.
Would-be witnesses reported noting the actor going lens shopping, but neither hearing nor seeing any criminal activity. Even without all the prospective witnesses, however, French police managed to arrest two suspects Wednesday morning and recover a “substantial part” of the stolen property.
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