[NEWS] The Louvre heist!

[Avani 🥈]

It took only seven minutes according to the report I saw..
Thieves using power tools broke into the museum in broad daylight, and escaped on scooters with eight items of jewellery-

The robbery happened on Sunday between 09:30 and 09:40 local time (08:30 and 08:40 BST), shortly after the museum opened to visitors.
Four thieves used a vehicle-mounted mechanical lift to gain access to the Galerie d'Apollon (Gallery of Apollo) via a balcony close to the River Seine.
Pictures from the scene showed a vehicle-mounted ladder leading up to a first-floor window.
Two of the thieves cut through glass panes with a battery-powered disc cutter and entered the museum.*
They then threatened the guards, who evacuated the premises, and stole items from two glass display cases.
A preliminary report has revealed that one in three rooms in the area of the museum raided had no CCTV cameras, according to French media.....
According to the authorities, eight items were taken, including diadems (a jewelled headband), necklaces, ear-rings and brooches. All are from the 19th century, and once belonged to French royalty or imperial rulers.

France's ministry of culture said the stolen items were:

• A tiara and brooch belonging to Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III
• An emerald necklace and a pair of emerald earrings from Empress Marie Louise
• A tiara, necklace and single earring from the sapphire set that belonged to Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense
• A brooch known as the "reliquary brooch"...................
  ...........Between them, these pieces are adorned with thousands of diamonds and other precious gemstones.
  
  Two more items, including Empress Eugénie's crown, were found near the scene, apparently having been dropped during the escape. The authorities are examining them for damage.
  Nuñez described the stolen jewels "priceless" and "of immeasurable heritage value".
  "There is a race going on right now," Chris Marinello, the chief executive of Art Recovery International, said.
  Crowns and diadems can easily be broken apart and sold in small parts.
  The thieves "are not going to keep them intact, they are going to break them up, melt down the valuable metal, recut the valuable stones and hide evidence of their crime," Marinello said.
  
  It would be difficult to sell these jewels intact, he said.

-BBC

 

[Zaphkiel]

What happens when a thief steals from another thief? The gods get to laugh.

 

[Avani 🥈]

What happens when a thief steals from another thief? The gods get to laugh.

As a mere human for me it was the part that thief were in and out in ten minutes and ran away on scooters.. Reminded me of some movies..

 

[Zaphkiel]

As a mere human for me it was the part that thief were in and out in ten minutes and ran away on scooters.. Reminded me of some movies..

The movies weren't that far off, then.

 

[Sinthorus]

As a mere human for me it was the part that thief were in and out in ten minutes and ran away on scooters.. Reminded me of some movies..

This part is pretty comical to me lmao

 

[The Big Boss]

The overall French people are anti aristocrats.

 

[Michelle]

The thieves studied the museum and there was a security weakness in that area for sure.
I wanted to see pictures with the objects, so at a quick search on Google I found a Wiki article about the robbery. I don't think we will ever see them again

 

[Caliburn]

This is just humiliating all around for the French nation.

The Louvre is the most famous museum in the world and they were able to steel multiple priceless artifacts in a time period that's shorter than the time I need to take a dump.

If they can't find the jewelry in the next couple of days; they will never find it even if they are able to apprehend the culprits. The worst part is that the chances are high they are lost forever as it's very common in this kind of situations to dismantle and melt down the artifacts for a fraction of its true value just to make it more sellable.

*sigh* as someone who values cultural heritage a lot, this is just barbaric. No honor among thieves, huh.

 

[Caliburn]

They have arrested two individuals who tried to leave the country. Still, no trace of the spoils.

 

[Оdin]

So easy they could have walked through the front door and still gotten away.

 

[Tsuki]

This is crazy. Reminds me of when two people stole The Scream painting in Norway. It was in an area I frequented quite regularly.