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Posted on 10/19/2025 11:12:23 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The robbers reached a first-floor window and cut through glass panes to gain access to the museum's gilded Galerie d'Apollon
The Louvre Museum in Paris has been forced to close while police investigate a brazen heist which reportedly targeted France's priceless crown jewels.
Thieves wielding power tools broke into the world's most visited museum in broad daylight, before escaping on scooters with items said to be of "incalculable" value.
Here is what we know about the crime which has stunned France.
How did the theft unfold?
The theft occurred on Sunday between 09:30 and 09:40 local time, shortly after the museum opened to visitors.
The thieves appear to have used a mechanical ladder to gain access to the Galerie d'Apollon (Gallery of Apollo) via a balcony close to the River Seine.
Pictures from the scene showed a vehicle-mounted ladder leading up to a first-floor window.
The thieves are then said to have cut through glass panes with an angle grinder or chainsaw to gain access to the museum.
Culture Minister Rachida Dati told French news outlet TF1 that footage of the theft showed the masked robbers entering "calmly" and smashing display cases containing the jewels.
No one was injured in the incident, with Dati saying there been "no violence, very professional".
She described the thieves as seemingly being "experienced" with a well-prepared plan to flee on scooters.
The thieves approached the building from the River Seine bankside
Investigators believe three or four suspects were involved and are studying CCTV footage from the escape route.
The whole raid happened "very, very fast", Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told France Inter radio, and was over in a handful of minutes.
One witness described scenes of "total panic" as the museum was evacuated. Later images showed entrances closed off with metal gates.
Police and staff ushered confused crowds away from the Louvre
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Well, the thieves did bother to steal them, so I suppose you are right... ;-)
Be on the lookout for Sir Charles Phantom, the notorious Lytton.
Ah, yes, aka The Juggler; one of David Niven’s most popular roles.
Yeah, look up “paste”. It’s been used for about two hundred years to duplicate real jewels. At a distance of a meter or so, no casual observer knows, or cares. They are only in the tourist spot to experience their moment, and it doesn’t matter if the the thing is real or fake as long as it has been promoted as being real.
(Hmmm, what a great comparison I’ve just made.)
I liked Christopher Plummer’s version myself.
No Kings, no need for Crown Jewels, I guess.
Paracord bracelets are in now.
I’m trying to have SOME concern about this ...but honestly who cares about jewels from Napoleans era. Jewelry has never made any sense to me and I see no realistic value in it except to persons who obtain it for reasons beyond my comprehension. Shelter/food/clothing/plumbing/transportation/cleaning supplies/electricity/law/ and the most important is a relationship to God. Beyond these things jewelry is a burden of adornment and vanity.
Inside job.
Crazy. You would think they’d have enough cameras and security to make this impossible... maybe in the top 5 on the planet next to the White House or the Vatican.
Great ‘security’ ya got there, Frenchie!
Calling Inspector Clouseau!
Detectives have one lead....
One jewel was named for a unique flaw: when viewed closely, an inclusion inside the diamond resembles a “leaping pink panther”. Pink Panther (1963).
Probably on their way to sit for a long time in a wealthy criminal’s collection, or criminal leader’s collection, or are already being split into smaller pieces and the metals melted down.
Either that or all the jewels cannibalized and sold on the open market for whatever the jewels are selling for.
“Inside job.”
Yeah, I’m thinking this too.
Well take your choice of who to solve the crime:
A Paul Drake
B Crockett & Tubbs
C Columbo
D Mannix
E Jim Rockford & Angel
F Lenny Briscoe & Mike Logan
G Peter Gunn
H Inspector Clouseau
I Modesty Blaise
J Philo Vance
K Boston Blackie
L Sam Spade
M Phillip Marlowe
N Richard Diamond
O Matt Helm
P James Bond
Q Holmes & Watson
R Nick & Nora Charles (The Thin Man)
S John McClain NYPD
T Riggs & Murtaugh LAPD
U Napoleon Solo & Illyria from UNCLE
V Herculie Poirot
W Thomas Banacek. of Boston
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