A video has surfaced allegedly showing two individuals linked to the recent Louvre heist using a mechanical ladder for their escape during daylight hours. The footage reportedly captures the suspects looking around as they descend, shortly after the theft of approximately €88 million (£77 million) worth of items, including crown jewels.
The gang of four thieves remains at large, and Louvre director Laurence des Cars indicated that museum staff did not detect the suspects in time due to the limited monitoring capability—only one CCTV camera was aimed at the Gallery of Apollo, where the jewels were displayed. In response to the incident, des Cars announced plans to increase the number of CCTV cameras in and around the museum.
The truck equipped with the ladder was reportedly seen parked on a busy road adjacent to the Seine River, as vehicles passed by. According to Paris city prosecutor Laure Beccuau, authorities have collected up to 150 DNA samples and fingerprints related to the investigation.
The theft occurred in a swift timeframe, with the perpetrators entering the museum shortly after it opened at 09:30 local time on Sunday. Eight items were stolen, including an emerald necklace and earrings that were historically given as a wedding gift by Napoleon Bonaparte to his second wife, Marie-Louise. During their escape, the thieves reportedly dropped a 19th-century diamond-studded crown belonging to Empress Eugenie, which was later recovered but found to be damaged, likely due to the thieves’ attempts to remove it from its display case.
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