World Oct 31 Art crime investigator breaks down the brazen jewel heist at the Louvre By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins
World Oct 29 Paris prosecutor says 2 suspects ‘partially’ admitted participation in Louvre jewel heist It took thieves less than eight minutes to steal the jewels in broad daylight on Oct. 19, shocking the world. They have not been recovered. By Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
World Oct 22 Louvre reopens 3 days after jewel heist as director offers to resign over ‘terrible failure’ In testimony to the French Senate, Louvre director Laurence des Cars said that the museum had a shortage of security cameras outside the monument and other ″weaknesses″ exposed by Sunday’s theft. By Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
World Oct 20 Louvre remains closed one day after jewel heist Culture Minister Rachida Dati said the heist lasted less than eight minutes and was highly efficient. By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
Arts Jan 29 Dying thief who stole ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005 gets no prison time Seventy-six-year-old Terry Jon Martin stole the slippers in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in the late actor's hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Martin's attorney says he had gone straight but wanted to pull off "one last score."… By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
Nov 23 Hundreds of ancient gold coins stolen from German museum in under 10 minutes, officials say By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Officials say thieves who broke into a southern German museum and stole hundreds of ancient gold coins got in and out in nine minutes. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 5:56 Why ‘Widows’ isn’t just another heist movie By Jeffrey Brown The new fall film “Widows” looks like a heist movie, featuring plenty of star power, thrilling plot twists and explosions, as the widows of four armed robbers band together to finish the job their late husbands’ began. But director Steve… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 4:51 Crime ring busted for stealing valuable Kentucky bourbon By PBS News Hour In 2013, 200 bottles of valuable Pappy Van Winkle bourbon whiskey were stolen from a locked and secure distillery in Kentucky. On Tuesday, authorities said they found a bourbon crime ring connected with the heist; nine people were indicted for… Continue watching
May 10 Watch International ATM Cyber Hackers Hid ‘in Plain Sight’ to Overcome Computer System International ATM Cyber Hackers Hid 'in Plain Sight' to Overcome Computer System… Continue watching
Aug 24 Tuesday’s Art Notes By Molly Finnegan In today's roundup of arts and culture news, Egypt's culture minister was arrested after the Van Gogh heist, and a songwriter who penned hits for Louis Armstrong and Elvis Presley has died. Continue reading