Krupp's enormous ring weighed more than 33 carats and was worth $275,000, approximately $3.1 million in today's dollars. Described by news outlets as the size of either a marble or a walnut, the rock was so large that people around her began to take notice.
Dawber noticed 17 pallets of golfing equipment, stolen three weeks prior, worth about 1 million. He also found 18 pallets of Asics trainers stolen three years earlier.
The exquisite, jewel-encrusted boxes were badly damaged in 2024, after they were among seven treasures stolen from Paris's Musée Cognacq-Jay by a gang of axe-wielding thieves. The perpetrators broke into the temporary exhibition, titled "Luxe de Poche," or "Pocket Luxury," on November 20, making off with goods that were, at the time, reported to be worth more than €1 million.
"The silver price is high... but for us it is of course far more than the silver price," the museum's chairman Ernst Boesveld told The Art Newspaper. "It is about the stories behind every mustard pot, it is history and it is cultural heritage. We are enormously disappointed and angry."
Peter Cutelis, 40, faces four counts of larceny over $1,200, as well as charges of possessing Class A, B, and C substances. He is also charged with being a "common and notorious thief," a legal designation used in cases involving repeated allegations of theft. Cutelis has a history of theft- and trespassing-related offenses dating back to 2001, according to Hayden's office.
A 31-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman answered a knock at their door just before 9:30 p.m. Friday near Vandalia and Fountain avenues in response to a woman claiming to represent a cleaning agency. Instead, the pair was met by two men and a woman, all armed, who forced their way inside their home and to the bedroom, authorities say.
He wanted something in return for returning files to the Dutch police. What he got in return was an arrest. A press release from Dutch police sums it up: On Thursday evening around 7:00 PM, police arrested a 40-year-old man from Ridderkerk on Prinses Beatrixstraat in Ridderkerk for computer hacking. Due to a police error, the man had inadvertently gained access to confidential police documents.
The daylight robbery - among the highest-profile museum thefts in living memory - exposed alarming security holes at the Paris landmark. The former royal palace has also suffered a broad array of other problems that have presented a picture of a treasured national institution spiraling out of control.
The Louvre Museum in Paris is one of the greatest cultural institutions ever created - a place celebrating centuries of human creativity and iconic masterpieces. Recently, however, the museum has also found itself in the global spotlight for a very different reason. A high-profile theft in late 2025 shocked the art world and reminded us that even the most revered institutions are not immune to audacious crimes. As investigations continue, eyes from around the world remain fixed on the Louvre.
