2 h. ago Inspiration for the Louvre heist? Hours before Paris attack, thieves tunnel into California jewelry store make off with diamonds and cash

Nearly half a million dollars worth of gold and diamonds were stolen in elaborate heist

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3 h. ago ‘A Cartier store is better protected’: Louvre heist puts spotlight on security

Securing historic public-facing buildings has never been easy, and is even less so in times of economic constraintTo break into the world’s most-visited museum in broad daylight, grab eight pieces of priceless Napoleonic jewellery and vanish into the Paris traffic on humble scooters may seem like the most audacious of crimes, carried out for international notoriety and ensuing Hollywood film treatments.Experts who observe trends in international art crime, however, see Sunday morning’s heist at the Louvre as something more prosaic: the latest in a series of smash-and-grab thefts focused more on the material value of precious stones or metals than the artifacts’ significance, continuing a pattern that has emerged over the last decade in Germany, Britain and the US. The location, they suggest, would have been of secondary concern to the criminals. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago ‘Smash, grab, melt it down’: how material value likely motivated the Louvre heist

Experts say thieves would struggle to find a buyer if the stolen goods remained intactTo break into the world’s most-visited museum in broad daylight, grab eight pieces of priceless Napoleonic jewellery and vanish into the Paris traffic on humble scooters may seem like the most audacious of crimes, carried out for international notoriety and ensuing Hollywood film treatments.Experts who observe trends in international art crime, however, see Sunday morning’s heist at the Louvre as something more prosaic: the latest in a series of smash-and-grab thefts focused more on the material value of precious stones or metals than the artifacts’ significance, continuing a pattern that has emerged over the last decade in Germany, Britain and the US. The location, they suggest, would have been of secondary concern to the criminals. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Gone in 4 minutes: Dramatic moment Louvre thief breaks into display case during brazen heist in Paris

The thieves targeted the Apollon gallery and were able to flee on motorbikes with priceless jewels within minutes

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5 h. ago How the Louvre museum robbery happened in video, photographs and maps

Eight pieces stolen, but crown of Napoleon III’s wife dropped by the fleeing thievesThieves made off with priceless Napoleonic jewels during a spectacular daylight heist on Sunday at the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum.The museum in Paris, whose extensive collections include the Mona Lisa, was closed for a second day on Monday as police hunted for the suspects in the robbery, which has reignited a row over a lack of security in France’s museums. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Jewels stolen from the Louvre include imperial crowns and necklaces

Jewels stolen from Paris’ Louvre Museum in a daring heist include a crown worn by Empress Eugenie, a brooch of Empress Eugenie, and a crown worn by Queen Marie-Amelie

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7 h. ago How the Louvre’s other famous heist became part of art history

The jewellery heist at the Louvre on Sunday is only the latest in a series of thefts

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10 h. ago Louvre heist puts pressure on French government over museum security

Justice minister says ‘we have failed’ after thieves take seven minutes to steal priceless jewels from museumThe French government is under increasing pressure over museum security as police continue to search for thieves who took seven minutes to steal priceless jewels from the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum.“What is certain is that we have failed, since people were able to park a furniture hoist in the middle of Paris, get people up it in several minutes to grab priceless jewels, and give France a terrible image,” the justice minister, Gérald Darmanin, told France Inter radio on Monday. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Louvre jewellery heist saw 'criminal gang pose as workmen' in seven

The audacious daylight raid took place just as the world-famous Paris art museum was preparing to open at around 9.30am on Sunday morning.

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23 h. ago Louvre heist: hunt on for thieves after eight ‘priceless’ jewellery pieces stolen

Necklace given by Napoleon to his wife among items taken from Paris museum in highly professional daylight robberyFrench police are hunting four thieves who carried out a highly professional daylight robbery on the Louvre, breaking into one of the museum’s most ornate rooms and escaping with eight pieces of “priceless” historic jewellery, including a necklace given by Napoleon to his wife.The world’s most-visited museum was suddenly closed for the day on Sunday after the break-in targeted pieces in two glass cases in its Apollon gallery, where the French crown jewels are held. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Heist at the Louvre: Jewels worth millions stolen from world

The gallery has been forced to close after the chainsaw-wielding thieves made off with jewellery of ‘incalculable value’

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26 h. ago The most famous art heists in history, from the Mona Lisa to a golden toilet

The Louvre, where jewellery was stolen on Sunday, has a long history of thefts

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27 h. ago Louvre jewellery heist: How masked gang raided museum and snatched ‘priceless’ jewels in broad daylight

The Mayor of Paris said the robbery was ‘a shock’ that resembled the plot of the mystery thriller Lupin

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27 h. ago Inside the Louvre jewellery heist as tourists flee from Paris museum

The world’s most-visited museum closed for the day as police sealed gates and ushered visitors out

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27 h. ago Paris launches huge manhunt after priceless Napoleonic jewels stolen from the Louvre as the Mail reveals the audacious daylight raid minute

The gang of several 'highly organised criminals' arrived outside the world's most visited museum at around 9.30am local time on Sunday while thousands of tourists enjoyed a day out.

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28 h. ago Everything we know about Louvre Museum robbery as one item is found

Priceless jewels were stolen during a heist at the Louvre Museum in France

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30 h. ago Bungling Louvre crime gang dropped piece of stolen jewellery during museum heist

A group of 'professional thieves' ended up dropping one of the items after they carried out a heist at the Louvre, one of the world's most iconic museums, stealing millions of pounds-worth of jewellery

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30 h. ago The Louvre heist, a burning airport and seven new saints: photos of the weekend

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Heist at the Louvre: Jewels worth millions are stolen from world

Posting on its official X account, the museum said it ‘will remain closed today for exceptional reasons’

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33 h. ago Louvre museum in Paris closes immediately after huge jewellery heist

Bosses have closed the world’s most visited museum for the day, citing "exceptional reasons", but police sources say a gang of masked criminals broke into the iconic attraction over the weekend

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