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Today — 3 November 2025Main stream

Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes

3 November 2025 at 13:01
France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.

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Members of a forensic team inspect a window at the site where burglars broke into the Louvre and made off with eight of France’s historic crown jewels last month.
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Enslaved Potter’s Art, Displayed at Boston Museum, Returns to Heirs at Last

31 October 2025 at 10:02
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, said David Drake, the artist, had been “deprived of his creations involuntarily and without compensation.”

© Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Descendants of David Drake, a potter, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with one of Mr. Drake’s works.

French Police Arrest 5 More in Louvre Jewel Heist Investigation

31 October 2025 at 00:20
The authorities have detained seven suspects in total but have not recovered the stolen jewels.

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Police vans parked outside the Louvre this week after the authorities arrested some suspects in connection with the heist.

Inside the Louvre Jewel Heist That Shocked the World

30 October 2025 at 18:54
More than a week after thieves made off with treasures from the Louvre, a picture is emerging of a seemingly well-planned burglary that exploited security lapses at the museum and outpaced the police.

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Investigators on the day of the burglary, examining the balcony where the thieves broke in.
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