Increasing European museum heists rarely recover stolen jewels. Security lapses spotlighted as thieves target museums like the Louvre, with stolen treasures often dismantled and irretrievable. Current ...

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France's justice minister acknowledged security failures Monday, the day after thieves made off with Napoleonic jewels in a ...

Video from the crime scene outside the Louvre in Paris appears to show the tools used by thieves who broke into the museum on ...

French authorities are searching for the culprits behind the burglary at the Louvre. NPR's Michel Martin talks to a former FBI art crime specialist about how museum heists are investigated.

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Thieves stole French crown jewels from the Louvre in broad daylight on Oct. 19. The Post’s Philip Kennicott explains how this ...

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The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed Sunday after "priceless" jewels were stolen in a brazen daytime burglary.

According to Paris officials, the thieves reportedly forced a window open, smashed display cases, and used a basket lift ...