The Louvre thieves used a furniture lift in their heist. Now the company that makes it is hoping to cash in.

German businessman Alexander Böcker was reading the news with his wife when she told him about a robbery at the Louvre in Paris. They soon saw an opportunity.

A Louvre Expert Explains That the “Egos” Who Built the Museum Also Made It Susceptible to a Heist

Elaine Sciolino, former Paris bureau chief of the The New York Times, discusses the painful irony at the heart of Sunday’s grand theft.
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Louvre thieves left 150 clues in daring break-in, investigators say

French prosecutors are hopeful about catching the thieves behind last weekend's spectacular break-in at the Louvre museum in Paris, after investigators recovered more than 150 DNA samples, fingerprints and other clues at the scene of the heist.

Louvre thieves will struggle to sell stolen jewels, master jeweler says: "The whole world knows about this robbery"

Master jeweler Stephen Portier said the Louvre robbers might recut the stolen gems, which would significantly decrease their value.

George Clooney Admits He’s ‘Very Proud’ of the Thieves Who Robbed the Louvre: ‘It Was Cool’

George Clooney’s Ocean’s Eleven character Danny Ocean would louvre to get in on the action that took place in Paris, France, on October 19. While speaking to Variety at the Jay Kelly Los Angeles premiere on Thursday3,
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