An elegant man arouses curiosity after appearing in the investigation into the theft of Louvre jewels

Now that’s arrest style.

A man walked into the photo taken outside the Louvre Museum in central Paris Investigate the recent theft of the Crown Jewels In the famous museum it became widespread.

The mystery man, who was wearing a three-piece suit with a dark blazer, a gold jacket topped with a fedora and an umbrella used as a walking stick, caused a stir on social media, with him being compared to Inspector Clouzot from “The Pink Panther” and Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot.

Many seem to believe that the dashing man is the chief inspector on the case, while some have speculated that his dapper appearance hints at a dapper criminal who was… Involved in theft somehow.

“An actual shot (not an AI!) of a French detective working on the case of the French Crown Jewels stolen from the Louvre,” one

A third wrote: “The informant who was responsible for stealing the Louvre jewel was the man in the fedora. Do the French do everything better?”

But the Associated Press photographer who captured the bizarre photo last Sunday claimed he had no reason to believe the man had anything to do with the Louvre investigation, but rather was just someone who walked into the frame.

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Photographer Thibaut Camus told his outlet that he thought the man added a little Parisianism I don’t know what – “I don’t know what” — To his pictures.

“He appeared in front of me, I saw him, and I took the picture,” says Camus. “He passed and left.”

Parisian authorities also decided to add a bit of French intrigue to the puzzle when asked by the Associated Press if they could identify the man.

“We prefer to keep the mystery alive ;),” the Paris prosecutor’s office replied.

Last Sunday morning, Four masked criminals stole several priceless items From the collection of the Crown Jewels of the Louvre Museum after one of the exhibitions was broken into shortly after the museum opened.

The thieves fled on motorcycles and have not yet been arrested.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.