Louvre director calls crown jewel heist a ‘terrible failure’ and offers resignation

The Louvre reopened earlier in the day to long lines beneath its landmark Paris glass pyramid for the first time since one of ...

The Louvre - minus some Crown Jewels - reopens in Paris

The Louvre reopened on Wednesday to long lines beneath its landmark Paris glass pyramid, just three days after one of ...

Louvre reopens three days after French crown jewels stolen

The world's most-visited museum shut its doors after jewels worth tens of millions were stolen on Sunday.

Louvre Museum reopens days after heist of crown jewels

The Louvre reopened Wednesday morning to crowds under its glass pyramid — even as France reeled from one of the ...

Finding the jewels and the brazen thieves in the Louvre heist is now a race against time

PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France's royals could well be gone ...

Are the French Crown Jewels Stolen from the Louvre Lost Forever?

Third-generation vintage jewelry dealer Lee Siegelson, of Siegelson Jewelry, who has handled, bought and sold some of the ...
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Colonel Blood's 1671 Theft of England's Crown Jewels

In 1671 an Anglo-Irish officer made quite a daring attempt to steal Britain's Crown Jewels. This officer, the self-styled ...

Thieves steal Napoleonic crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum

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.

Louvre robbery: How thieves pulled off daring daytime heist in 7 minutes, stealing French crown jewels worth $102 million

Officials say suspects used a truck-mounted basket lift and power tools to carry out the brazen Sunday morning theft at the ...