Louvre to set up new cameras and anti-intrusion systems after stunning crown jewels heist

"The cameras - some 100 of them - will be up and running by the end of next year while anti-intrusion systems will start to be put in place within two weeks, Louvre director Laurence des Cars said. She described the systems as equipment that will prevent intruders from getting close to the museum buildings but did not offer specifics. The new surveillance cameras will try to ensure "complete protection of the museum's surroundings," she said."

""After the shock, after the emotion, after the assessment, it's time for action" at the world's most visited museum, des Cars told the Committee of Cultural Affairs of the National Assembly. She said it was all part of more than 20 emergency measures that will be implemented. The new measures also include the creation of a "security coordinator" position at the museum, and the job has been posted this month, she added."

"On the day of the heist, it took thieves less than 8 minutes to force their way through a window into the Apollo Gallery with the help of a freight lift and steal the 88 million euros ($102 million) trove. Des Cars unveiled some new details about the security breach that allowed the Oct. 19 robbery, saying the power tools used by robbers to cut through the display cases were disc cutters meant for concrete."

The Louvre will install about 100 surveillance cameras by the end of next year and will deploy anti-intrusion systems within two weeks. The anti-intrusion equipment will prevent intruders from approaching museum buildings and the cameras aim to ensure complete protection of the museum's surroundings. More than 20 emergency measures will be implemented, including creation of a security coordinator position that has been posted. On Oct. 19 thieves used a freight lift and a window to enter the Apollo Gallery, taking less than eight minutes to steal an 88 million euros trove; they used disc cutters meant for concrete to cut display cases, a method not anticipated in 2019, though the cases held up well.

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