Overview

• Authorities say a small team used a truck-mounted lift and cutting tools to enter the Galerie d’Apollon from the Seine-side façade, smashing a window and display cases.
• Three to four masked suspects escaped on scooters or motorcycles; no injuries were reported and visitors were evacuated after alarms sounded.
• Investigators confirm eight pieces were taken, and the Empress Eugénie’s emerald-and-diamond crown was found nearby with damage.
• Police units BRB and OCBC are reviewing CCTV and examining equipment left behind, including grinders and a torch, and no arrests have been announced.
• Officials note famed stones such as the Régent diamond were not taken, as the theft intensifies scrutiny of museum security following recent cultural-property crimes in France.