Overview
- Two unidentified individuals forced entry around 10 p.m. Monday by smashing a lobby window at Alpine’s Viry-Chatillon facility.
- The intruders went straight to upper management offices, forced several internal doors, and left after roughly five minutes.
- Authorities and a source close to Alpine say nothing was stolen, no staff were on site, and no material damage was found.
- The Evry public prosecutor confirmed an active investigation, with the Territorial Crime Division reviewing footage and fingerprint evidence.
- Investigators are exploring industrial espionage as a possible motive, a sensitive angle given Viry’s reduced engine role ahead of Alpine’s 2026 switch to Mercedes power units.