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Near Lisieux, large gendarmerie device to find the author of an assault

Friday, June 5, 2020, about twenty gendarmes and a helicopter crisscross the Saint-Julien-le-Faucon (Calvados) sector, near Lisieux. They are looking for a man.

Posted on 5 June 20 at 18:49

About twenty gendarmes and a helicopter were mobilized to find an individual, in the sector of Saint-Julien-le-Faucon (Calvados), near Lisieux. (© Le Pays d’Auge)

Large deployment of gendarmes, Friday June 5, 2020 at Saint-Julien-le-Faucon (Calvados), near Lisieux. About twenty military crisscross the town and its surroundings.

They are looking for an individual in their forties, suspected of having committed aggression, armed with a knife, between Saint-Julien-le-Faucon and Le Mesnil-Mauger earlier in the day.

A helicopter flew over the area

A helicopter and a dog handler complete the system. The operation takes place under the eyes of many onlookers, surprised by the extent of the research resources.

His companion has been heard. The assault took place in her presence but she did not participate.

Multiple degradations

According to our information, the man committed multiple damages to the home of a local resident, whom he then threatened with a knife. According to the first elements of the investigation, he did not strike him.

The attacker fled on foot, into the woods, leaving his companion alone with their dog. This former soldier, of normal build, is dressed in army pants and a white T-shirt. He is still actively sought after.

He is considered “potentially dangerous for him and for others” according to an investigator.

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