Paris police admit errors in Louvre’s security, including technical negligence may have aided jewel thieves

PARIS — French 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 said, noting parts of the video network are even still analog, producing lower-quality images that are slow to share in real time.

French police acknowledged major gaps in the Louvre’s defenses following the recent heist. REUTERS Paris Police Chief Patrice Faure said aging systems and slow-moving fixes left security weakened. REUTERS

A long-promised revamp — a $93 million project requiring roughly 60 kilometers (37 miles) of new

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