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The Louvre crown jewel heist and the arrests that followed

Overview · reviewed October 28, 2026

On the morning of October 19, 2025, thieves broke into the Louvre's Apollo Gallery in Paris and in about seven minutes stole crown jewels that prosecutors valued at 88 million euros, or $102 million.[1][2][3] French police arrested suspects within a week, and by late November the Paris prosecutor said all four members of the team believed to have carried out the theft were in custody; the jewels were still missing weeks after the theft.[4][5][6] The museum's director resigned in February 2026.[7]

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French police arrested suspects within a week, and by late November the Paris prosecutor said all four members of the team believed to have carried out the theft were in custody; the jewels were still missing weeks after the theft.[4][5][6] The museum's director resigned in February 2026.[7]

Coverage over time

Share of tracked outlets · weekly (UTC)

Week of 2025-10-13 (UTC): 27%, 50 of 182 tracked outlets (14 left, 26 center, 10 right)Week of 2025-10-20 (UTC): 31%, 61 of 194 tracked outlets (16 left, 35 center, 10 right)Week of 2025-10-27 (UTC): 25%, 44 of 174 tracked outlets (12 left, 26 center, 6 right)Week of 2025-11-03 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-11-10 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-11-17 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-11-24 (UTC): 18%, 28 of 153 tracked outlets (4 left, 20 center, 4 right)Week of 2025-12-01 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-12-08 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-12-15 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-12-22 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-12-29 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-05 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-12 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-19 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-26 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-16 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-23 (UTC): 11%, 21 of 186 tracked outlets (6 left, 13 center, 2 right)Week of 2026-03-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-16 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-23 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-30 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-06 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-13 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-04 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-11 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-18 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-25 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-01 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-08 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-15 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-22 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-29 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-06 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-13 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-20 (UTC): 5%, 30 of 562 tracked outlets (3 left, 21 center, 6 right)Week of 2026-07-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-03 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-10 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-17 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-24 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-31 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-07 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-14 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-21 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-28 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-05 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-12 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-19 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-26 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outlets, so far

LeftCenterRightLighter bar: this week so far

Each bar is the share of the outlets on our Left / Center / Right rating scale that we tracked publishing that week which carried reporting on this story, split by the outlets' ratings. We track more outlets now than in the archive, so a share keeps earlier and later weeks comparable. An outlet counts once a week however much it published, and outlets in one ownership or syndication group count as one on each side they appear on. A rating describes the outlet, not the report. A gap means no such reports were collected that week, not that nothing was reported anywhere. Weeks run Monday to Sunday in UTC, so a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week. 7 more outlets off the scale (not rated, or outside the left-right graphs) also reported; they are not in this chart. See them.

Weekly counts, outlets and reports (6 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)LeftCenterRightOf trackedShareReceipts
Jul 20, 2026321630 of 5625%
Feb 23, 2026613221 of 18611%
Nov 24, 2025420428 of 15318%
Oct 27, 20251226644 of 17425%
Oct 20, 202516351061 of 19431%
Oct 13, 202514261050 of 18227%

Latest coverage

The newest reporting in this story's record.

  1. Jul 20, 2026 · first reported · Headline from KOB 4

    Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery after a brazen heist, but no jewels are on display

Background

The heist, in daylight, shut the world's most-visited museum and led authorities to reassess security at cultural sites across France.[8] No security cameras were monitoring the second-floor balcony where the thieves got in, the museum said.[9] A week later investigators made the first arrests,[4] and more followed: by the end of October seven suspects had been arrested,[6] and the prosecutor said two of them had been convicted together in a theft case a decade earlier.[10]

In late November four more people were arrested,[11] and the prosecutor said one was thought to be the fourth member of the gang.[5] The Louvre's director resigned in February 2026 amid questions about the breach,[7] and in July the Apollo Gallery reopened to the public.[12]

Supporting stories (12)
  1. Louvre museum closes temporarily following major theft
  2. Thieves pull off heist at the Louvre with visitors inside
  3. Where the jewels stolen from the Louvre Museum might end up
  4. French officials arrest multiple suspects in Louvre crown jewel heist
  5. Paris prosecutor says arrested man is thought to be 4th member of Louvre heist gang
  6. 5 more arrests made in Louvre jewel heist
  7. Louvre director resigns four months after shocking jewelry heist at the museum
  8. Louvre reopens three days after heist; thieves remain at large
  9. No security cameras covered Louvre balcony where thieves entered, director says
  10. Two Louvre heist suspects had prior theft conviction, Paris prosecutor says
  11. 4 more arrested in $102M Louvre jewel heist, Paris prosecutor says
  12. Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery after a brazen heist, but no jewels are on display

The full record

Each date is when an update was first reported.

All 13 recorded updates

July 2026

  1. Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery after a brazen heist, but no jewels are on displayHeadline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth · 33 outlets

February 2026

  1. Louvre director resigns four months after shocking jewelry heist at the museumHeadline from NBC News · 23 outlets

November 2025

  1. Paris prosecutor says arrested man is thought to be 4th member of Louvre heist gangHeadline from WHEC Rochester · 14 outlets
  2. 4 more arrested in $102M Louvre jewel heist, Paris prosecutor saysHeadline from East Idaho News · 20 outlets

October 2025

  1. Two new suspects handed preliminary charges in Louvre jewels heist case, Paris prosecutor saysHeadline from ABC 7 San Francisco · 3 outlets
  2. Two Louvre heist suspects had prior theft conviction, Paris prosecutor saysHeadline from NBC Chicago · 23 outlets
  3. French officials arrest multiple suspects in Louvre crown jewel heistHeadline from FOX 5 New York · 50 outlets
  4. 5 more arrests made in Louvre jewel heistHeadline from WDIO Duluth · 37 outlets
  5. No security cameras covered Louvre balcony where thieves entered, director saysHeadline from Local News 8 · 8 outlets
  6. Thieves pull off heist at the Louvre with visitors insideHeadline from Fox32 Chicago · 48 outlets
  7. Louvre museum closes temporarily following major theftHeadline from NBC Los Angeles · 8 outlets
  8. Where the jewels stolen from the Louvre Museum might end upHeadline from WFMZ Allentown · 38 outlets
  9. Louvre reopens three days after heist; thieves remain at largeHeadline from NBC4 Washington · 21 outlets

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