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Louvre Bars Break-In Window, Plans Mobile Police Post After €88 Million Jewel Heist

Visible security upgrades follow an expert finding of basic lapses that enabled October’s jewel theft.

Overview

  • Workers finished installing metal bars on Tuesday at the first-floor window used in the Oct. 19 break-in.
  • A mobile police post is set to open on Friday to reinforce on-site monitoring and response.
  • Four suspects are in pretrial detention, while the stolen crown jewels, valued at about €88 million, remain missing and may have been dismantled.
  • An expert report found live surveillance was not monitored and estimated roughly 30 seconds could have sufficed to stop the thieves.
  • President Emmanuel Macron kept director Laurence des Cars to lead renovations with the former Notre-Dame rebuild chief, and the Culture Ministry reversed a planned €5.7 million subsidy cut and promised more staff after strikes and water damage exposed chronic shortfalls.