Louvre Jewel Heist: French Crown Bling Flies Out Window
In a heist that took less time than your daily coffee order—just seven minutes—the Louvre’s Galerie d'Apollon got an unwelcome makeover of empty jewel cases. Around 9:30 a.m. on a brisk Sunday, 'several' thieves (because 'several' sounds classier than 'a messy crew') used a truck lift to literally window-shop the French Crown Jewels, jade, amethysts, and other royal bling before fleeing on motorcycles like a Netflix action scene. France’s interior minister Laurent Nuñez verified the robbers were 'experienced,' employing angle grinders to break in, because why use regular crowbars when you can go full 'Fast & Furious' on priceless history? Meanwhile, the Mona Lisa probably lol'ed in silent approval—she got swiped herself in 1911 and spent two years as a missing masterpiece. The Louvre is now cooking up a detailed item list, hoping these jewels come back before they're recast as rapper chains or TikTok flex props.
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Only the Louvre could get robbed by pros using a truck lift and angle grinders in under 10 minutes—bet even Fast & Furious can’t top that highway jewel heist. Louvre's crown jewels got ghosted like bad Tinder dates.
Thieves breezed in, took the Crown Jewels in 7 minutes, then split on motorcycles. Somewhere, Mona Lisa's still laughing from 1911 like this is the Olympics of art crime.
Paris interior minister said thieves were 'experienced.' So basically, the Louvre got robbed by professionals while security probably searched under a couch cushion for passwords.
Source: Axios | Published: 10/19/2025 | Author: Avery Lotz
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