Kim Kardashian Robbers Reportedly Set Up Elaborate Decoy to Trick Paris Police

Paris police reportedly believe Kim Kardashian's armed robbers set up a "double bluff" decoy to confuse them.

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Paris police now believe the group of armed robbers who stole millions in jewelry from Kim Kardashian set up a so-called "double bluff" escape ploy to confuse investigators. The thieves reportedly staged an intentional bicycle mishap and purposely left behind a lone piece of jewelry, a police source toldUs Weekly Monday.

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"They wanted us to believe that they were amateurs, but all the real clues point to them being extremely sophisticated professionals," a source told Us Weekly of the new developments. "There is no way a gang like this would drop stuff and fall off bicycles. All that was done for any cameras that might be in the area. It is far more likely that they played around on bikes for a few minutes after stealing the jewels, and when they still had their masks on, before they all got into a van and disappeared."

Earlier Monday, TMZreported a pedestrian discovered a diamond cross pendant from Jacob and Co. near the apartment building where Kardashian had been staying at the time of the robbery. Local police were said to be working on procuring DNA evidence of some kind from the recovered piece of jewelry, though Us Weekly's report suggests the item was simply part of a larger decoy effort.

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As more details have been revealed regarding the armed attack, the infrastructure of the Kardashian empire has reportedly started making some tweaks. In addition to halting production on Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are said to be overhauling their entire security strategy while planning a new approach to their respective social media styles.

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