CRIME & LAW

No security cameras covered Louvre balcony where thieves entered, director says

At a Senate hearing, Louvre director Laurence des Cars said thieves who stole over $100 million in historic jewels exploited a camera blind spot on the Apollo Gallery’s eastern balcony, entering via a truck-mounted ladder during opening hours. Four days on, investigators have named no suspects, and experts fear the Napoleonic-era pieces will be dismantled. Des Cars called the museum’s surveillance “obsolete,” citing chronic underinvestment and weak perimeter protection, and said her resignation was rejected. She outlined fixes—from fortifying the perimeter and restricting parking to even housing a police station.

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