During the night from Monday to Tuesday, this inhabitant of Mont-Saint-Martin had a bad meeting in Longwy. If he was himself outside around midnight, it was to get medicines for his children, at the on-call pharmacy in the area. But as the thirty-something was walking up Mercy Street, his vehicle was stopped by three individuals in the middle of the road.
They were looking for a way to rally Villerupt, the opposite of the driver’s destination. Hence his refusal. Unhappy with the answer, one of the hitchhikers would have invited himself in the passenger seat. Then the owner of the C3 was deprived of his keys. An altercation ensued, after which he remained on the side of the road. Her Citroën, she continued on her way, with the strangers on board.
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Chase with the police
The trio were crisscrossing the RN52 when they were caught by several patrols from the Mont-Saint-Martin police station. The officials managed to force the fugitives to leave the 2×2 lanes at Bréhain-la-Ville. The chase continued through this same town, then Fillières… and up to Crusnes, where the stolen car ended its race in a ditch.
Its occupants attempted to pursue theirs on foot. But the driver was caught and stopped. This 19-year-old man, originally from the vicinity of Thionville, was already known to the police for similar facts last year. During his custody, he would have recognized his participation in carjacking.
While throwing the responsibility of the altercation on the victim, who would have spoken badly to him. After which, the defendant would have lost his means … It remains to be seen whether this version of the story will convince the public prosecutor’s office of Val de Briey, where he was referred this Wednesday afternoon.
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