2 Louvre Heist Suspects Had Prior Theft Conviction Together
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The heist at the Louvre last month captivated the internet. Here’s what we’re learning about the “commando” team suspects that have been arrested.
Four suspects in the Louvre jewels heist have been charged and jailed. Three are believed to be part of the team that broke into the museum.
More than 1,000 items, including metalwork and historic memorabilia, were taken from the Oakland Museum of California in the early hours of Oct. 15.
Thieves took less than eight minutes to steal jewels valued at $102 million last Sunday morning from Paris' famous Louvre museum.
Seven people have been arrested in the investigation of a stunning heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, but the lavish, stolen jewels that once adorned France’s royals are still missing
Two traces of DNA were found in one of the helmets and one of the gloves suspects left behind after a jewelry heist at the Louvre on Sunday, French police told ABC News.
After the heist at the Louvre museum, a single photo of a detective is going viral on the internet and causing buzz. In the image, a sharp-looking man entered the frame where Parisian police officers are standing.
Thieves broke into the Louvre in Paris — the world's most visited museum — early Sunday morning. Museum officials said they stole jewelry and fled.
L ONDON -- The Louvre Museum in Paris said it would remain closed on Sunday for "exceptional reasons," as a French minister said an investigation was underway into a potential robbery. "A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum," French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati said on social media.
Thieves wielding power tools broke into the world's most-visited museum in broad daylight, stealing eight items described as of inestimable value.