A suspect is in custody after seven robbers made off with jewelry with an estimated value of millions from the luxury jewelry store in central Paris.
Tag: Robberies and Thefts
For a Crime at 14, He Faces Death in a Case Casting Doubt on Saudi Reforms
The kingdom has announced changes to its justice system, but still sentenced a teenager to death for a robbery and the killing of a police officer, despite an alibi and claims of a forced confession.
Stolen Picasso and Mondrian Paintings Found Stashed in a Ravine in Greece
Ending a long-running mystery, a construction worker guided the police to the hiding place after admitting he had taken the works in a daring one-man raid on the National Gallery in Athens in 2012.
Thieves Steal Artifacts Worth $1.4 Million From English Castle
The treasures, including rosary beads carried by Mary, Queen of Scots, at her execution in 1587, were stolen from a display cabinet at Arundel Castle.
We Don’t Know How Much Art Has Gone Missing From Museums
Museums are doing a better job of accounting for missing inventory than years ago, when they would sometimes not report thefts out of embarrassment and fear of exposing security weaknesses.
The Louvre Recovers Armor Pieces Stolen Nearly 40 Years Ago
At the end of May 1983, two pieces of Italian Renaissance armor went missing. The circumstances around their disappearance still remain a mystery.
Using Instagram and Acrobatics, Thieves Targeted V.I.P.s in Milan
Four men have been arrested in connection with audacious heists that netted tens of thousands of euros in watches, scarves, designer bags and jewels.
Two Darwin Notebooks, Missing for Decades, Were Most Likely Stolen
Cambridge University Library, which long thought it had misplaced the cultural treasures, has now made a public appeal for information on their whereabouts. The local police have notified Interpol.
German Police Arrest 3 Suspects in Heist of Royal Jewels
Officers searched homes, garages and vehicles in Berlin, detaining two 23-year-olds and a 26-year-old in connection with the theft of gold, diamonds and other precious stones in Dresden last year.
Thieves Grab Nazi Memorabilia in Museum Heists, Puzzling Police
Rare uniforms and other items have been stolen in a spate of robberies at war museums in Denmark and the Netherlands.