Louvre thieves caught on video escaping using a cherry picker and bike
A new video released revealed a bizarre twist in what’s being called the heist of the century. Surveillance footage circulating online allegedly shows two of the Louvre thieves escaping — not on foot, but on a cherry picker.
One person wearing a motorcycle helmet and the other in a yellow construction vest lower themselves from a broken window before taking off on a motorcycle into the Paris night.
Investigators claimed the entire operation took under eight minutes from the moment they cut through a window to the moment they vanished.
The thieves got away with eight imperial jewelry pieces, including a sapphire diadem, an emerald necklace and a corsage brooch belonging to Empress Eugenie, the wife of Napoleon III. The jewels are worth more than $102 million.
Previous developments
The video comes one day after a major development in the case. On Thursday, investigators revealed they found two traces of DNA on a helmet and a pair of gloves left behind by the suspects. Now, investigators are analyzing the material in hopes of identifying the thieves.
The Louvre’s director also admitted to security “weaknesses,” including a camera pointed the wrong way, which failed to capture the very window where the thieves got in and out. She attributed the weaknesses to years of underinvestment.
ABC reports that earlier this week, officials said the evidence collected so far points to “organized crime.” However, investigators have not ruled out the possibility of an inside job.
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