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Ex-thief says he warned Louvre of security weaknesses around crown jewels
Former bank robber David Desclos warned Louvre officials years ago about weak security in display cases and windows before thieves stole eight crown-jewel items valued over $100 million.
- David Desclos, a reformed burglar, said he warned the Louvre about security weaknesses around the crown jewels exhibit years ago, including streetside windows that were "a piece of cake" to attack.
- He told an official involved in the Louvre's podcast production-- not the museum director-- that "they're crazy" to have jewels within arm's reach of windows and that there were "plenty of ways in" through windows and roofs.
- Two thieves recently stole eight pieces of the French crown jewels valued at over $100 million by smashing a window, cutting cases with power tools, and escaping in minutes through the same window.
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Ex-thief says he warned Louvre of security weaknesses around crown jewels
Days after eight pieces of the French crown jewels were stolen from the Louvre, a former bank robber who once toured the now-infamous Apollo Gallery for a Louvre podcast says he warned a museum official of weaknesses in security.
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