French police say Kiev mayor’s daughter robbed of €4 million ($5.5 million) in jewels

Kiev mayor’s daughter robbed of jewels in France

PARIS — Paris police say the mayor of Kiev’s daughter was robbed of euro4 million ($5.5 million) worth of jewelry as she travelled to Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport.

An official with the Paris police says a man broke into the luxury car that Kristina Chernovetska was in as it stopped on a highway north of Paris and then stole her purse. The official says Chernovetska reported the Monday incident to police and said the purse contained the valuable rings and earrings.

The police official was not authorized to be named according to police policy.

The Ukrainian Embassy was contacted by French police about the incident but neither the embassy nor Ukrainian mayor Leonid Chernovetsky’s office would comment on the situation Tuesday.

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PARIS (AP) — Paris police say the mayor of Kiev’s daughter was robbed of euro4 million ($5.5 million) worth of jewelry as she travelled to Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport.

An official with the Paris police says a man broke into the luxury car that Kristina Chernovetska was in as it stopped on a highway north of Paris and then stole her purse. The official says Chernovetska reported the Monday incident to police and said the purse contained the valuable rings and earrings.

The police official was not authorized to be named according to police policy.

The Ukrainian Embassy was contacted by French police about the incident but neither the embassy nor Ukrainian mayor Leonid Chernovetsky’s office would comment on the situation Tuesday.