CrimeOct 20, 2025
See the ‘Priceless’ Jewels Stolen During Daytime Heist at the Louvre CrimeOct 24, 2025
Video Emerges of Louvre Jewelry Robbers Fleeing the Scene
The footage shows two of the jewelry heist suspects descending from the second floor of the museum and then escaping via scooter.
These two diamond brooches belonging to Empress Eugénie were among the eight crown jewels stolen from Paris’ Louvre Museum earlier this week. Footage has emerged of the two individuals who carried out the heist fleeing from the museum on scooters. (Photo courtesy of Musée du Louvre, Photo credit: Stéphane Maréchalle)
Paris—A video making the rounds on social media shows two of the suspects in Sunday’s brazen $100 million jewelry heist at the Louvre Museum making their escape.
The video, which was authenticated by French newspaper Le Parisien, was taken at 9:38 a.m. and is about 30 seconds long.
In it, two individuals descend in the bucket of the truck with a hydraulic lift used in the robbery before jumping out and fleeing via scooter. One of them is wearing what looks to be a neon yellow construction vest.
In the background of the video, someone who sounds as if they are talking over a loudspeaker says, “The individuals are on scooters, they are going to leave, they are going to leave.”
Another voice, presumably that of the person taking the video, can be heard saying, “[Expletive] it’s done! The police! … They’re gone! They’re leaving!”
The video, which was authenticated by French newspaper Le Parisien, was taken at 9:38 a.m. and is about 30 seconds long.
In it, two individuals descend in the bucket of the truck with a hydraulic lift used in the robbery before jumping out and fleeing via scooter. One of them is wearing what looks to be a neon yellow construction vest.
In the background of the video, someone who sounds as if they are talking over a loudspeaker says, “The individuals are on scooters, they are going to leave, they are going to leave.”
Another voice, presumably that of the person taking the video, can be heard saying, “[Expletive] it’s done! The police! … They’re gone! They’re leaving!”
Described by France’s Ministry of Culture as “rapid and brutal,” the heist happened Sunday around 9:30 a.m. Paris time and took a total of about 7 minutes.
The thieves used a monte-meubles (a truck with a hydraulic lift normally used to move furniture) parked outside to hoist themselves to the second floor of the museum.
They then cut through a window and climbed into the Apollo Gallery, which houses the Royal Collection of Gems and the Crown Diamonds.
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The thieves used a monte-meubles (a truck with a hydraulic lift normally used to move furniture) parked outside to hoist themselves to the second floor of the museum.
They then cut through a window and climbed into the Apollo Gallery, which houses the Royal Collection of Gems and the Crown Diamonds.
The thieves targeted two display cases, smashing the glass to snatch eight priceless jewels worth an estimated 88 million Euros (not counting their historical importance), or a little over $102 million.
The full list and photos of the jewels that were taken can be seen here.
As of press time, no arrests have been made in the case and the jewels have not been recovered.
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