A week after four thieves pulled off a daring seven-minute robbery at the Louvre, police have made their first arrests in a case that’s shaken France and exposed serious gaps in museum security. Last Sunday, the robbers showed up early in the morning with a furniture-lift truck, cut through a window in the Galerie d’Apollon, and threatened guards before smashing two display cases.
They escaped on scooters with eight priceless jewels once owned by France’s long-departed royals. The stolen treasure, estimated to be worth about 88 million euros ($102.63 million), included necklaces, tiaras, and brooches that symbolized centuries of French history.
