Here’s what we know about Tuesday’s heist of Sweden’s crown jewels

At around noon on Tuesday, alarms sounded at Strangnas Cathedral in Strangnas, Sweden. Law enforcement was immediately alerted, as the cathedral housed Sweden’s valuable and culturally significant crown jewels, but by the time they could arrive, the thieves, and a number of irreplaceable items, were already gone. An early assessment of the daring daytime heist, however, seems to suggest less of an “Ocean’s Eleven” type robbery, and instead something more akin to the sort of smash-and-grab job you might find in the Fast and Furious movies.

The cathedral was open to the public at the time of the incident. According to witness reports and statements made by staff on location, two men approached the sealed glass enclosure that protects Sweden’s crown jewels from the many visitors who hope to steal a glance at the symbolic beauty and very real wealth the collection of crowns, orbs, and staffs represent — but where most visitors are content to peer through the clear barrier, these men were there to steal more than a glance.