PARIS: Paris police acknowledged major gaps in the Louvre’s defenses on Wednesday — turning this month’s dazzling daylight theft into a national reckoning over how France protects its treasures. Paris Police Chief Patrice Faure told Senate lawmakers that aging systems and slow-moving fixes left weak seams in the world’s most-visited museum. “A technological step has not been taken,” he told lawmakers, noting parts of the video network are even still analog, producing lower-quality images that are slow to share in real time.

PARIS: Paris police acknowledged major gaps in the Louvre’s defenses on Wednesday — turning this month’s dazzling daylight theft into a national reckoning over how France protects…

Parts of the Louvre’s video network are even still analog, producing lower-quality images that are slow to share in real time.

The city's police chief blamed outdated technology and deficient surveillance for the spectacular robbery that took place on October 19.

A roundtable organized by the culture committee on October 29 highlighted outdated surveillance camera systems at the Louvre and the need for a comprehensive plan in response to a…

PARIS: Days after thieves took just minutes to steal eight pieces of the French crown jewels from the Louvre, a former bank robber says he warned a museum official of glaring…

But the treasures remain missing, the Paris prosecutor said.