Though likely referring to a different famous art theft, an episode of High Potential anticipated our current moment.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we look at heists, from real museums to our screens, and we discuss why they capture our ...

In this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, we hear from chief correspondent in Paris, John Leicester covering the ...

Roman-era statues have been stolen from the National Museum of Damascus by thieves, officials said on Tuesday. The break-in ...

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The heist at the Louvre highlighted the challenges of protecting highly valued works of art and other prized items, from the ...

Step aside, all ye Hollywood crime thrillers. The biggest drama of them all played out in real life last month. No chilling ...

Oakland police and FBI seek public help identifying two suspects in brazen museum heist where over 1,000 historical items ...

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Lawyers for a suspect in the Louvre jewels heist say they expect his trial in a separate case to be postponed. They said ...

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.

The raid on the Louvre is far from the first museum heist. But several factors have combined to make Europe fertile ground for cultural thefts.