Overview
- Investigators say burglars reached the Louvre’s first floor using a professional furniture lift, cut open two display cases, and fled on motor scooters in under ten minutes.
- Böcker Maschinenwerke identified the device as its Agilo model after recognizing distinctive rails and a nameplate in widely shared photos.
- The company reposted a licensed image with the caption “When you need to move fast,” touting the lift’s speed and capacity in a post that drew largely positive reactions and new business inquiries.
- Executives deny any involvement, say they waited to advertise until they confirmed no one was hurt, and report the lift’s markings and license plate had been removed.
- Böcker says the machine was sold via its French subsidiary in 2020 to a rental operator that reported it stolen the week before the theft, which targeted Napoleonic jewels valued at about $102.6 million.