Louvre Heist: Dramatic Robbery, Movie Speculation, and Online Reactions
In a daring daylight robbery, thieves targeted the Louvre Museum, making off with royal jewels once worn by French queens and empresses. The group utilized power tools and a crane lift to break into the Galerie d’Apollon, shattering display cases and threatening guards before fleeing on scooters. The stolen items included pieces from the Marie-Louise, Marie-Amélie and Queen Hortense, and Empress Eugénie collections, with some items, like Eugénie’s crown, recovered at the scene. This brazen heist, lasting only seven minutes, prompted immediate evacuation and a subsequent investigation into organized theft and criminal conspiracy, led by the Paris public prosecutor’s office.
John Q. Hosedrinker