{"id":2503198,"date":"2025-10-26T12:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T16:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspects-arrested-in-theft-of-louvre-crown-jewels\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T12:32:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T16:32:20","slug":"suspects-arrested-in-theft-of-louvre-crown-jewels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspects-arrested-in-theft-of-louvre-crown-jewels\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspects arrested in theft of Louvre crown jewels"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuspects-arrested-in-theft-of-louvre-crown-jewels%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2503198&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>French authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with the recent theft of priceless Napoleonic jewels from the Louvre museum in Paris. The arrests followed a tip-off about one suspect attempting to flee to Algeria, with the other captured in Paris. Two additional suspects remain at large. The stolen items, which include valuable jewellery belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte&#8217;s wives, hold immense past and cultural significance.The thieves, believed to be part of a professional gang and known to police from prior robberies, are thought to have been hired for this heist. concerns exist that the jewels may have been dismantled and sold in parts due to their recognizable nature,even tho such <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pieces remain worth millions<\/a>. French officials and President Emmanuel Macron have emphasized the robbery&#8217;s impact as an attack on France&#8217;s heritage. The heist involved four thieves who gained access using a truck-mounted ladder and escaped by scooter, with criticisms arising about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paxton-urges-gop-state-lawmakers-to-tighten-election-integrity-laws\/\" title=\"Paxton Urges GOP State Lawmakers to Tighten Election Integrity Laws\">reduced security measures<\/a> at the museum in recent years. Investigations continue under close supervision.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Suspects arrested in theft of Louvre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-to-the-rescue-floridas-created-incentive-packages-with-ports-to-solve-supply-chain-clog\/\" title=\"DeSantis To The Rescue: Florida\u2019s Created \u2018Incentive Packages\u2019 With Ports To Solve Supply Chain Clog\">crown jewels<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2382987\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\/\">French<\/a> police arrested two suspects in connection with a jewel theft at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3864166\/mystery-man-ap-photo-the-louvre-jewel-heist\/\">Louvre<\/a> on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Police caught one of the suspects as they attempted to leave the country and captured another one in Paris afterward. Two other suspects are still at large.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3864332\/trump-trade-deals-asia-trip-china-tariffs\/\">Trump inks trade deals on Asia trip, with US-China agreement close ahead of Xi meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3864295\/emir-of-qatar-trump-air-force-one-asia-trip\/\">Emir of Qatar joins Trump on Air Force One during trip to Asia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3864163\/left-leaning-independent-connolly-wins-irish-presidential-election\/\">Left-leaning independent Connolly wins Irish presidential election<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A group of professional thieves made off with eight Napoleonic jewels as the museum closed for the day last Sunday. The French Interior Ministry said the jewels had &ldquo;priceless heritage and historical value&rdquo; and included jewelry belonging to the wives of former French leader Napoleon Bonaparte.<\/p>\n<p>Both of the men captured on Sunday were in their 30s and were from Seine-Saint-Denis in Paris. Police detained them for &ldquo;organized gang robbery&rdquo; and &ldquo;conspiracy to commit a crime&rdquo; as they continue to investigate.<\/p>\n<p>Police received a tip Saturday on one of the suspects flying out of Paris Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport&nbsp;to Algeria in North Africa, French outlet&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bfmtv.com\/police-justice\/direct-cambriolage-du-louvre-deux-suspects-interpelles-et-places-en-garde-a-vue-le-bijoux-non-retrouves_LN-202510260147.html\">BFMTV reported<\/a>. The other suspect was captured not long after.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear where the other two thieves are or where the crown jewels are located. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Visitors queue outside the Louvre museum, one week after the robbery, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in Paris. (AP Photo\/Thomas Padilla)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez celebrated the arrest of the two men in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Louvre?src=hashtag_click\">#Louvre<\/a> Affair: I extend my warmest congratulations to the investigators who have worked tirelessly as I requested and who have always had my full confidence,&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;The investigations must continue while respecting the confidentiality of the inquiry under the authority of the specialized interregional jurisdiction of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/parquetdeParis\">@parquetdeParis<\/a>. It will be with the same determination !! We keep going !!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The alleged thieves are known by French police for other robberies and are believed to have been commissioned to carry out the heist,&nbsp;<em>Le Parisien<\/em> reported. There&rsquo;s concern that the Jewels may have already been broken up and sold in parts, mostly because the pieces are too recognizable to be sold.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nobody wants to touch a piece so hot,&rdquo; Dutch art detective Arthur Brand <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ckgk0y97v0go\">told the BBC. <\/a>&ldquo;You cannot show it to your friends, you cannot leave it to your children, you cannot sell it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While cutting up the pieces will reduce their value, the stones and parts are still expected to be worth millions. <\/p>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron suggested the biggest blow from the robbery will be to France&rsquo;s heritage. &ldquo;The theft committed at the Louvre is an attack on a heritage that we cherish because it is our History,&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmmanuelMacron\/status\/1979972585094807626\">said after the robbery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3856214\/thieves-jewels-heist-louvre-napoleon\/\"><strong>THIEVES STEAL JEWELS OF &lsquo;INESTIMABLE VALUE&rsquo; IN FOUR-MINUTE HEIST AT LOUVRE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The four thieves broke into the Louvre wearing yellow vests and motorcycle helmets, using a truck-mounted ladder to gain access to the museum&rsquo;s Apollo gallery through a window. The thieves then grabbed the jewels, dropping Empress Eugenie&rsquo;s emerald crown as they escaped on scooters.<\/p>\n<p>A soon-to-be-published report says the security spending around the Louvre dropped significantly within the last two decades, and there was inadequate security surveillance where the jewels were stolen, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/cultura\/2025-10-26\/la-policia-detiene-a-dos-sospechosos-por-del-robo-en-el-louvre.html?ssm=TW_CC\">Spanish outlet <\/a><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/cultura\/2025-10-26\/la-policia-detiene-a-dos-sospechosos-por-del-robo-en-el-louvre.html?ssm=TW_CC\">El Pais<\/a> <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two suspects arrested in Louvre crown jewels theft<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2503199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25299371155492.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50403,65601,57290,65927,51799],"class_list":["post-2503198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-crime-2","tag-crown-jewels","tag-louvre","tag-suspects-arrested","tag-theft-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25299371155492.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2503198"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503202,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503198\/revisions\/2503202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2503199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2503198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2503198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2503198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}