Just hours after the Louvre Museum was targeted by thieves Sunday morning, news outlets were already calling it the heist of the century. But while it was immediately clear that the museum had been targeted by skilled professionals, it was also obvious that those career criminals had made a few mistakes. On their way out of the museum, the thieves dropped one of their spoils— a crown that once belonged to Empress Eugénie . On Thursday, police told local news outlet Ouest France that the thieves had also abandoned a helmet, angle grinders, gloves, and a vest, allowing law enforcement to take 150 different samples that might help them catch the crooks.

The thieves also left behind one of their most important tools. They had entered the museum’s Apollo Gallery by parking on the street

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