4 arrested in $102 million Louvre jewel heist
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As a deadline fast approaches to either charge to release two suspects, a French lawmaker ripped security at the Louvre.
More than 100 investigators are racing to solve a daring heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Thieves stole centuries-old jewels worth an estimated 88 million euros, including pieces linked to 19th century queens.
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One week on, a breakthrough in the Louvre heist that exposed weaknesses and wounded French pride
Alexandre Portier, the lawmaker leading the French parliament’s inquiry into the theft, said the heist had left a "wound."
The robbery at the Louvre has done what no marketing campaign ever could: It has catapulted France’s dusty crown jewels — long admired at home,
Days after thieves took just minutes to steal eight pieces of the French crown jewels from the Louvre, a former bank robber says he warned a museum official of glaring weaknesses — including jewel cases by streetside windows that were “a piece of cake” to attack.
Former FBI agent Robert King Wittman spoke with "Here's the Scoop" co-host Morgan Chesky about what he thinks will unfold in the coming weeks after the Louvre heist, including more arrests.