Paris police acknowledge major gaps in Louvre's defenses after jewel theft

The first alert to police came not from the Louvre's alarms but from a cyclist outside who dialed the emergency line after ...

Ex-thief says he warned Louvre of security weaknesses around crown jewels

Days after eight pieces of the French crown jewels were stolen from the Louvre, a former bank robber who once toured the ...

Paris prosecutor 'deeply regrets' disclosure of Louvre suspect arrests

Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said the information made public about the arrests in the Louvre case should not have been ...

Now former thief claims he warned Louvre bosses security was inadequate

The Louvre’s strains have been visible for months. In June, a spontaneous staff strike — including security personnel — ...
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Two suspects arrested over Louvre heist as museum’s remaining jewels moved off site

The delays to updating the museum’s apparently lacklustre surveillance infrastructure, meanwhile, have been blamed on its ...

I've recovered $100M in stolen art. Now that the alleged Louvre thieves have been caught... here's how to get the jewels back

In the Hollywood version of the story, a Thomas Crown or a Danny Ocean pulls off the most audacious and unprecedented of ...

Still thinking about the Louvre? 'The Mastermind' is about a museum heist gone awry

An unemployed cabinet maker robs the local art museum — then finds himself plunged into a world of cops and gangsters and ...