CrimeOct 27, 2025
Arrests Made in Louvre Jewel Heist CrimeDec 01, 2025
Fourth Man Charged in Louvre Jewelry Heist
The man, who has a criminal history, is suspected of being the fourth member of the four-man crew that carried out the heist.
Empress Eugénie’s pearl and diamond tiara was one of eight crown jewels stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris on Oct. 19 and remains missing as of press time. The fourth member of the four-person crew that carried out the jewelry heist has been arrested and charged. (© 2015 RMN-Grand Palais (Musée du Louvre), Stéphane Maréchalle)
Paris—The man suspected of being the fourth member of the four-man crew that carried out the Louvre jewelry heist in October has been arrested and charged.
Last week, authorities arrested four additional suspects in the heist, including two men, ages 38 and 39, and two women, ages 31 and 40.
They are from the Paris region, according to a Nov. 25 statement from the office of Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau.
The 39-year-old man is the individual believed to be the last member of the four-person crew to be arrested, though the statement did not specify which role he may have played.
The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Friday that he has been charged with organized theft, a crime punishable by 15 years in prison, and criminal conspiracy to commit a crime, which carries a 10-year maximum sentence.
Known to French authorities, the prosecutor’s office said he has been convicted six times for offenses that include pimping, driving without a license, and receiving stolen goods, a crime for which he received a two-month suspended sentence in 2010.
The office has requested a pre-trial detention.
The three other suspects arrested last week along with the 39 year old have been released, said the prosecutor’s office, with no evidence found against them at this time.
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Last week, authorities arrested four additional suspects in the heist, including two men, ages 38 and 39, and two women, ages 31 and 40.
They are from the Paris region, according to a Nov. 25 statement from the office of Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau.
The 39-year-old man is the individual believed to be the last member of the four-person crew to be arrested, though the statement did not specify which role he may have played.
The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Friday that he has been charged with organized theft, a crime punishable by 15 years in prison, and criminal conspiracy to commit a crime, which carries a 10-year maximum sentence.
Known to French authorities, the prosecutor’s office said he has been convicted six times for offenses that include pimping, driving without a license, and receiving stolen goods, a crime for which he received a two-month suspended sentence in 2010.
The office has requested a pre-trial detention.
The three other suspects arrested last week along with the 39 year old have been released, said the prosecutor’s office, with no evidence found against them at this time.
A total of five people—four men and one woman—have now been charged in connection with the heist.
The investigations, conducted by the Anti-Banditry Brigade within the Paris Police Prefecture and the Central Office for Combating Trafficking in Cultural Property, will continue under the direction of the judges of the Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction.
The whereabouts of the stolen jewelry remain unknown.
The heist took place in broad daylight on Oct. 19 around 9:30 a.m.
A group of four thieves used a truck with a hydraulic lift to get themselves up to the second floor, using power tools to get through a window and climb into the Apollo Gallery.
The gallery houses the Royal Collection of Gems and the Crown Diamonds.
The thieves made off with eight historic jewels, including a tiara worn by Queen Marie-Amélie and Queen Hortense and jewelry worn by Empress Eugénie and Marie-Louise.
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