Thieves Steal French Crown Jewels from Louvre

Paris, France —(Map)

On Sunday, a group of thieves used a truck with a ladder on it to get into the Louvre museum in Paris. They then broke into display cases and stole several important items from the French crown jewels. So far, no one has been arrested.

The Louvre is the world’s largest and most popular museum. The museum is located in a huge palace in Paris that was once home to the kings of France. Today, it holds over 33,000 pieces of art, including the famous Mona Lisa. In the summer, the museum can have more than 30,000 visitors a day.

On Sunday, a group of thieves used a truck with a ladder on it to get into the Louvre museum in Paris. They then broke into display cases and stole several important items from the French crown jewels. Above, French police officers stand near the ladder truck at the Louvre on October 19.

But on Sunday, the museum had the wrong kind of visitors. Around 9:30 in the morning, soon after the museum opened, thieves drove up to the building in a truck with a ladder on it. Two of the thieves used the ladder to climb to a second-floor balcony. There, they used an electric tool to break a window, and climbed into the museum.

The break-in set off alarms, but it also allowed the thieves into a huge, fancy room called the Gallery of Apollo. That’s where the Louvre holds a collection of French crown jewels – jewels that once belonged to the French royal family.

The museum had five people working in the area where the theft happened. The two thieves threatened the guards, who focused on making sure other museum visitors were safe.

The thieves broke the glass of two display cases and grabbed several of the crown jewels. These included a sapphire tiara (a piece of jewelry shaped like a small crown) with a necklace and an earring that went with it. They also took an emerald necklace, along with the earrings that went with it, as well as a second tiara that had belonged to Empress Eugénie.*

In about seven minutes, the thieves climbed back out of the museum, where two people were waiting for them with motor scooters. All of the thieves got away.

In their hurry to escape, the thieves dropped a crown with over 1,300 diamonds that had belonged to Empress Eugénie.

The police are still looking for the thieves, but so far, no one has been arrested. The police believe that the thieves were very skilled and had done similar crimes before. Experts say that police will have to work quickly, since the thieves are likely to break up the jewels into smaller pieces to make them easier to move and sell.

The theft is a big loss for France. The jewels were a symbol of France’s history and culture. The Louvre (seen above on Sunday) was closed on Monday and Tuesday, as museums across France were being encouraged to check their security.

The theft is a big loss for France. The jewels were a symbol of France’s history and culture. French President Emmanuel Macron said the robbery was an “attack” on the history of France. He promised that the stolen items would be returned and that the people responsible would be punished.

Mr. Macron had planned to improve security at the museum, but the help came too late. The Louvre was closed on Monday and Tuesday, as museums across France were being encouraged to check their security.

* Empress Eugénie was the wife of the French Emperor who ruled in the mid-1800s.