What we know about the Louvre jewellery heist

BBC ^ | 10/19/2025 | BBC News

[vpintheak]

We know Europe is weak, and woke. They have essentially de-balled their men. Culture is on it’s death bed. Criminals take advantage of that.

[lee martell]

This reads like a cartoon movie script from The Pink Panther.

[Fido969]

I am dying for the movie to come out!

[xxqqzz]

This is the French crown joules that were stolen. They don’t have a king anymore, but they still had crown joules.

[gloryblaze]

Jeez, climbed right up a crane ladder there for renovation work and left in place.

All those construction workers with tools look alike, I guess.

[kosciusko51]

Watt’s up with that?

[Empire_of_Liberty]

I find it hard to believe that the Louvre is displaying real jewels.

[lefty-lie-spy]

All the feelings I have about this is just to laugh at Europe.

[Repeal The 17th]

“...was over in a handful of minutes...”
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How many minutes are in a handful?

[gloryblaze]

I find it hard to believe that the Louvre is displaying real jewels.

Why? Replicas aren't going to draw crowds of honest people. Their value is their originality. And they are - or should be - guarded more carefully than some storage area.

[Ezekiel]

I am dying for the movie to come out!<<<

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Catch_a_Thief

As it turns out, Danielle is still alive:

Born Marie-Claire Cahen de Labzac
27 April 1925 (age 100)
Paris, France
Occupation Actress
Years active 1945–1998 • 2022–present 🤔

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigitte_Auber

[scrabblehack]

It seems like it would take more than 4-7 minutes to cut through a window. Maybe once it’s done, then 4-7 minutes to steal the items.

There are quite a few windows in the Louvre (I’ve never been, but I’m looking at it on google maps). They’ve got a serious problem if it’s that easy to break in.

[nwrep]

“Culture Minister Rachida Dati”

I think I see the problem.

[Ezekiel]

How many minutes are in a handful?<<<

I’d say a bunch. They are minute, after all.

[algore]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39409754

anyone remember this ? came from the river side, used ladder

except I can calculate the value of this about $15 or 16 million depending on what the premium is.

I would still like one just cause it is cool.

recently there were these criminal masterminds:

https://www.aol.com/news/statue-abraham-lincoln-stolen-louisiana-182131851.html

I thought the statue was cool so I am having some made.

[Empire_of_Liberty]

I would think that jewels could be duplicated, exactly. I would think that insurance would demand it.

The rubes looking through a case would never know the difference.

[algore]

“I find it hard to believe that the Louvre is displaying real jewels.”

normally I would agree with you, like I don’t believe for a second that the Crown jewels on display in England are real, they got really pissy when I took pictures and made me delete them. (undelete is easy :)

[algore]

one of the best Dr Who episodes was about a Louvre robbery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWgsrNhHNAA

[gloryblaze]

I would think that jewels could be duplicated, exactly. I would think that insurance would demand it.

The rubes looking through a case would never know the difference.

Something like a fake one and only jeweled artifact in a famed museum would be public knowledge. As you say, fakes are a dime a dozen and would only draw flies.