The Louvre, in Paris, home to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” was robbed by four thieves on Sunday morning in its Apollo Gallery, where some of France’s most prized jewels and other royal artifacts are displayed.

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

On Sunday morning, a robbery unfolded inside the Louvre’s legendary Galerie d’Apollon, home to France’s most prized crown jewels.  A robbery unfolded inside the Louvre’s legendary Galerie d’Apollon, home to France’s most prized crown jewels.

The 65-person group was just a few feet away from the Apollo gallery where the thieves used a bucket lift and a circular saw to break through the window.

Video shows what may be footage of an individual breaking into a case in the world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Thieves stole several valuable items during the brazen daylight heist. (Credit

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

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau says thieves who stole priceless jewelry from the Louvre Museum in a seven-minute heist may have been hired by a collector.

Robbers disguised as construction workers pulled off what's being called the “Heist of the Century." They stole France's priceless crown jewels from inside a display case.

The Louvre remained closed Monday, a day after historic jewels were stolen from the world’s most-visited museum in a daring daylight heist that prompted authorities to reassess security measures at cultural sites across France.

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.