By Aran Dharmeratnam

Sunday morning was an interesting moment to choose for initiating what can be described as a bolshie and decisive theft at France's globally known, prestigious museum The Louvre.

This involved the theft of national treasures- pieces of jewellery with national and historic significance.

Then there is the financial value of these items which includes brooches and tiaras once worn by an Empress and by former Queens from France's royal past.

My work is in the personal safety and investigations field. This may involve the gathering of intelligence, surveillance and tracking.

My own experiences and the unique expertise of seasoned professionals from long serving law enforcement and military background proves invaluable when involved in a complex investigation whether it's about a robbery of a wealthy house in London or the devious actions of financial fraudsters.

It's been fascinating to look at this recent theft case that French law enforcement will no doubt be dedicating more hours than there are in the day in the hunt for the thieves.

My academic background is in Law and Criminology, so it's also interesting to look at such incidents from a profiling perspective.

Thieves in this heist were organised and efficient. The whole theft took place in a very short space of time. It seems they would have carried out previous reconnaissance of the museum, looking for gaps and areas to exploit.

They may even have used a third party to carry out the........

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