In 2025 thieves stole nine pieces of 19th-century imperial and royal jewelry from the Louvre’s collection. During opening hours, the burglars accessed the Galerie d’Apollon by climbing a truck-mounted electric ladder and cutting through a window. In less than 10 minutes they pilfered diamond and jewel-encrusted crowns, earrings, and necklaces and then fled on motorbikes. One crown was recovered damaged outside the museum but the other items remained missing. Within weeks, four suspects were charged in connection with the crime.
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