Robbers in Drag OMG !
CNN is reporting that Four armed robbers -- two of them men disguised as women -- walked into a luxury jewelry store in Paris and swiped an estimated €80 million (U.S. $101 million) in jewels, the Paris prosecutor's office said
The incident, which lasted about 15 minutes, took place Thursday around 5:30 p.m. at the Harry Winston store near the famed Avenue des Champs-Elysees, around the corner from a police station.
The case has been turned over to the unit in charge of handling organized crime cases, said Isabelle Montagne, assistant to Paris prosecutor Jean Claude Marin.
No shots were fired and no one was wounded, she said. Watch more on the heist - click here to see video.
After they entered the store, the four thieves pulled out their weapons, forced the customers and employees -- about 15 people in all -- into a corner, and grabbed jewels out of display cases and safes, the prosecutor's office said. The robbers seemed to know the locations of secret hiding places for jewels and called some employees by their first names, it said.
The group then fled the store, which is located on a wide street near subways and other public transportation. French state radio reported that it was not immediately clear how the robbers left the area.
Investigators believe it was the work of a highly professional group, and that the culprits were French or from elsewhere in Europe, state radio reported.
In a written statement, the Harry Winston company said, "We are cooperating with the authorities in their investigation. Our first concern is the well-being of our employees."
The same shop was robbed of an estimated €20 million ($25 million) in jewelry just 14 months ago, in October 2007.
After a week's hiatus, it's wonderful to be with you again! It's week five of "RuPaul's Drag Race," and if things weren't competitive enough for you before, they certainly are now. I chatted with California girl - and Scotland native - Morgan McMichaels, whose fashion-forward take on wedding couture landed her in the bottom two, and ultimately made her the queen slated to sashay away.
Morgan admits she started her drag artistry because she loved the attention, but over time her punk-rock glam persona has grown fierce.
"It's become more of an art form for me," she revealed. "It's like a personal challenge. It's not about the attention anymore. It's a chance to be creative, to get on stage and let people see how you express yourself. I feel you can get a lot of important messages through your performance."
I loved the fact that Morgan spoke out so strongly about the civil right of marriage during the bride competition. "How dare you tell me I can't marry the person I love," Morgan said. "The gay community has taken a massive hit, but we're the ones that cuts everyone's hair. How about a day without a gay? Women would go crazy."
While many of the girls openly expressed their issues with fellow contestant Tyra, Morgan said they had a mutual respect for each other. "I think Tyra comes from a side if the country where drag is not to be messed around with," Morgan explained. "Girls from the East Coast are very pageant oriented."
As a fellow pageant queen, I relate. But Morgan noted Tyra's behavior is something she might grow out of. "Tyra is very unapologetic," Morgan added. "But that's an age thing. When we're young we don't want to hear how we have to change. I know I was there. There was nothing you could tell me about my drag. Once Tyra opens up to people, she will be 10 times the queen she is today."
Morgan admits she was shocked when she made the bottom two. "When they told me I was very costume, I was confused," she said, arguing the previous week Tatiana was criticized for not being costume-y enough. But she accepted it and moved on. Morgan revealed the reason she started laughing was a nervous reaction. "You can laugh or cry, and I'm not a big crier," she said.
Unlike some past lip-syncs, Morgan was not going to cartwheel in her tight-fitting dress. "My feet were not going to leave the stage," she said. "They are not there to see you jump around, they are there to see you lip-sync for your life."
Kudos to Morgan for doing what she had to do and making her statement on stage! Being true to yourself in drag and in your beliefs is a priceless commodity in a queen. Catch "RuPaul's Drag Race" at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) every Monday night on Logo and visit http://www.LOGOonline.com to find out about viewing parties in your area. Until next week, kisses and equality!
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A man already behind bars was indicted Thursday for a 2002 killing in which a gay man was shot in the chest and killed. A Cincinnati, Ohio grand jury indicted Jerry Jones, 28, for murder (pictured to left). That indictment came after Jones was arrested and charged with the killing in 2003. 
He was released after authorities presented evidence to a grand jury in 2003. The grand jury declined to indict Jones after a key witness changed a story. Jones is accused of the New Years Eve, 2002, killing of Gregory Beauchamp, 21, at the Over-the-Rhine intersection of Vine and West Liberty streets in Cincinnati. (pictured to right)
Italian police have arrested a suspected mob capo said to have a taste for dressing as a woman. Investigators say that Ugo Gabriele prefers to use the name Kitty, Gabriele was picked up with 27 other alleged members of the Camorra, the powerful mob in Naples. Gabriele, 27, allegedly ran a drug and prostitution operation for the Scissionisti clan.
