How a German freight lift became an unexpected social media star in the Louvre heist

The Louvre Heist Memes Aren’t Letting Up

It’s been nearly a week since the seven-minute daytime heist at the Musée du Louvre, and the jokes about it keep reaching new heights as the world grapples with the reality that the nation’s crown jewels, valued at roughly €88 million (~$102 million), were so easily swiped from under museum security’s nose. The viral robbery has finally brought much-needed attention to the Louvre’s ongoing surveillance deficits and other longstanding issues. And…

Company that made lift used in Louvre heist hopes 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.

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.

Company behind ladder truck used in daring Louvre robbery spoofs $100M heist: ‘If you’re in a hurry’

The company that designed the ladder truck used in the daring Louvre robbery released an ad Friday spoofing the $100 million jewel heist — quipping that it’s perfect, “If you’re in a hurry.”

The Louvre Heist Has Become the Internet’s Latest Obsession

Someone call Benoit Blanc.

German elevator company pokes fun at Louvre heist

As people on social media react, so too has the German company that manufactured the lift elevator used in the Louvre heist last week, in which historic jewels worth over an estimated $100 million, according to a French prosecutor, were stolen. CNN’s Melissa Bell reports.