The Sunday theft from the Louvre Museum of eight priceless pieces of jewelry belonging to Emperor Napoleon and his wife has ignited a national outcry and nationwide manhunt.French President Emmanuel Macron called the crime "an attack on a heritage that we cherish because it is our history,

Thieves executed a heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday, October 19, 2025, making off with priceless Napoleonic crown jewels in just a few minutes.

The famed museum in Paris remained closed a day after the heist. One government official admits that the heist exposed security failings at the museum.

PARIS and LONDON -- Several people disguised as construction workers broke into the world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday, cracking open display cases and stealing jewelry that once belonged to Emperor Napoleon and his wife, officials said.

In a matter of minutes, thieves climbed a ladder and smashed display cases before fleeing the scene with eight valuable artifacts. The jewels had been housed just 270 yards from the "Mona Lisa"

Former jewel thief Larry Lawton joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to share his insight on the Louvre robbery and the manhunt for the suspects.

Museum heists, particularly ones involving historic and valuable items, have shocked the world and inspired mystery and suspicion for more than a century.