Thieves steal over $4.5M worth of jewelry from French glassmaker museum

WORLD Thieves steal over $4.5M worth of jewelry from French glassmaker museum By Katie Scott Global News Posted July 8, 2026 2:51 pm 2 min read View image in full screen A file photo of a French National Police car on Avenue Philippe Auguste, France on March 20, 2025. Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM LEAVE A COMMENT SHARE THIS ITEM ON FACEBOOK SHARE THIS ITEM ON X SEND THIS PAGE TO SOMEONE VIA EMAIL SEE MORE SHARING OPTIONS DESCREASE ARTICLE FONT SIZE INCREASE ARTICLE FONT SIZE Thieves stole millions of dollars worth of jewerly from the museum of French glassmaker Lalique in an early-morning heist on Sunday, months after the brazen US$100-million daylight heist at the Louvre. The museum was broken into in Wingen-sur-Morder in northeastern France around 5:30 a.m. local time and the thieves headed straight for the jewelry room, according to Agence France-Presse. “Around twenty pieces of jewelery were stolen. The loss is currently being assessed but could amount to several million euros, likely close to four million,” a source told the outlet. 2:07 French police arrest 5 more suspects in Louvre heist investigation Stick to the Facts Add Global News as a Preferred Source on Google to see more of our stories in your search results. According to the Times of London, the masked thieves broke into six display cases while only being in the museum for 11 minutes. STORY CONTINUES BELOW ADVERTISEMENT The museum, dedicated to glassmaker René Lalique, said that it would be closed for several days because of the burglary, according to a statement on its website. Get breaking Montreal news Get breaking Montreal news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. SIGN UP FOR BREAKING MONTREAL NEWSLETTER GET STARTED BY PROVIDING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO GLOBAL NEWS' TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY. Christian Dorschner, the mayor of Wingen-sur-Moder, told local newspaper Les Dernieres nouvelles d’Alsace that the thieves went straight to the jewelry room and only visited that room. “All the alarms went off, just as they should. And then with the security company, apparently, there was a major failure on their part: they didn’t intervene right away, they didn’t inform the gendarmes,” Christian Dorschner said. The museum took to Facebook to share a number of items that were stolen during the heist, including a woman-dragonfly with open wings pendant, created by René Lalique around 1898–1900. “Following the…