The facts date back to Saturday, 6:45 p.m. In the middle of the Cannes Film Festival, when the Croisette was barely recovering from the rise of the event steps by Scorsese, Di Caprio and De Niro, a man managed to enter a private beach, before leaving with nearly 50,000 euros of equipment and bottles of wine, we learned from the Departmental Directorate of Public Security (DDSP) of the Alpes-Maritimes. Arrested thanks to video surveillance, he was referred Monday for an immediate appearance.
It was by posing as an employee of the Barrière group, in particular the owner of the Majestic and Gray d’Albion hotels, that this individual was able to act without arousing suspicion. Before doing his shopping on the beach, he first went through the changing rooms where he stole a brand uniform but also a luxury bag and other belongings.
Crockery and laundry
Grimé as an employee, he then loaded onto a trolley a professional coffee maker at 40,000 euros, a computer, crockery or even linen but also four boxes of rosé and four magnums of another vintage, details the DDSP. Not worried, he took it all, carried on wheels, to his vehicle parked nearby.
Stuck and arrested following the exploitation of video recordings, he admitted the facts to the investigators and explained that he had acted under the influence of alcohol. He will have to answer for it in court. In the meantime, all of the loot has been found and returned.