TF1 Releases Security Footage of Louvre Crown Jewel Heist, Exposing 7-Minute Daytime Raid

Overview

• The TF1 program Sept à Huit published previously unseen surveillance video that shows thieves cutting display cases and striking the glass before removing royal jewels in the Louvre’s Galerie d’Apollon.
• The video confirms a coordinated entry about 30 minutes after opening using a truck with a mechanical lift to reach an unarmored first-floor window.
• Footage and reporting describe the group forcing high-security vitrines with saws and fleeing on high-powered motorcycles in under eight minutes.
• Authorities have made seven arrests since late October, but most of the pieces remain missing and police have not said if those filmed are among the detainees.
• Reports differ on the inventory: one account lists eight pieces stolen with the Empress Eugénie crown later found damaged nearby, while another says nine items were initially taken.