More details have emerged about the Louvre heist, specifically about the security measures at the famous museum. A museum employee claimed that the password to access the security camera system was just “Louvre.”
The museum’s security protocols have come under fierce scrutiny after October’s daring heist ended with more than $100 million worth of jewels stolen. Investigators have arrested four people in connection with the heist.
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What were the museum’s security measures?
The Louvre’s president and director testified before a committee in France last month. She said the only security camera installed outside the Apollo Gallery, where the theft occurred, was pointing west and did not cover the window through which the thieves broke in.
The director also said all the museum’s alarms and cameras worked, but noted a “weakness” in the museum’s perimeter security, which she attributed to “underinvestment.”
“The security system, as installed in the Apollo Gallery, worked perfectly. The question that arises is how to adapt this system to a new type of attack and modus operandi that we could not have foreseen,” director Laurence des Cars told French lawmakers.
Investigators said the thieves used a cherry picker to exit the gallery after their heist.
What is the latest in the investigation?
Authorities said they are still looking for stolen jewels and at least one more person. They’ve already charged four in connection with the heist.
Investigators said the suspects in custody don’t appear to have connections with organized crime. They also said the suspects’ DNA was found at the crime scene.
According to police, the first two suspects were a 39-year-old taxi driver and a 34-year-old deliveryman, both from the suburbs of Paris. The other two were a 37-year-old man and his 38-year-old domestic partner, also from the Paris area.
