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Masked Burglars Smash Cases and Steal Jewelry from Lalique Museum
A crew of masked thieves broke into the Lalique Museum in Wingen-sur-Moder, northeastern France, around 5:30 a.m. Sunday and stole roughly 20 pieces of jewelry. The museum, which opened in 2011, will close for several days while investigators review CCTV footage.
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Masked burglars broke into the Lalique Museum in Wingen-sur-Moder in northeastern France around 5:30 a.m. Sunday and stole roughly 20 pieces of jewelry after smashing six display cases, nypost.com reported. The loss is currently being assessed but could amount to several million euros, likely close to four million, or over $4.5 million.
An alarm sounded during the break-in, but a cleaning lady reached the scene first and called police before the security company finished its checks, according to the same report. The museum posted a notice on its website stating it will be closed for several days. The museum is dedicated to René Lalique, a French jeweler and glassmaker of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods.
The building, which opened in 2011 near the company’s factory, holds over 650 works of jewelry, crystal, and perfume bottles. Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage from the site. The theft occurred months after thieves took $102 million in jewels from the Louvre in a raid lasting less than eight minutes in October.
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