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Master jeweler Stephen Portier said the Louvre robbers might recut the stolen gems, which would significantly decrease their value.
No security cameras were monitoring the second-floor balcony where thieves gained access to the Louvre to steal historic jewels worth over $100 million, the museum’s director told a French Senate committee hearing.
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How thieves robbed the Louvre in just 7 minutes: A minute-by-minute breakdown of the daring heist
Seven minutes is all it took for thieves to rob the world’s most famous museum Sunday. Here's a minute-by-minute breakdown of how it went down.
In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, thieves smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.
Investigators say criminals are able to intercept goods along the supply chain by impersonating real companies.
We’ve all heard of the Grinch who stole Christmas and now apparently, some thieves in the East Bay were caught snatching skeletons before Halloween. That’s according to the El Cerrito Police Department which announced it had arrested four people Tuesday night for stealing a “large quantity of Halloween decorations.