Par Guillaume Laurens
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In this period of Christmas and New Year’s EveThey burglaries are on the increase in the department, observe the gendarmes of Haute-Garonne, who multiply the Actions in the field, but also the prevention messages On social networks.
Arranged five special patrols
The Haute-Garonne gendarmerie indicates that at the end of 2022, “Five patrols a day of reservists, specially dedicated to this issue, are set up in four of the departmental companies of the Haute-Garonne gendarmerie (Muret, Toulouse Saint-Michel, Toulouse Mirail, Villefranche-de-Lauragais) “for make residential areas and shops as safe as possible until 23 December
“The goal is to increase surveillance in the affected areas and support the action of the territorial brigades and the surveillance and intervention platoon of the Gendarmerie”.
But as the soldiers recall, “beyond the action of the gendarmes, the support [des habitants] can be decisive”.
A theft foiled in Cugnaux
Until recently, several cases have been resolved with the help of local residents. The gendarmerie takes the evening of Monday 21 November as an example, when theEugène Montel School to Cugnaux (Haute-Garonne) was a victim of A robbery. The thugs broke into the factory, where they stole video projectors and other headphones.
“Thanks to a neighborhood investigation conducted by the gendarmes of the Cugnaux brigade and decisive testimony from local residents, the following Wednesday two kidnappers will be arrested with the discovery of the loot at their home”.
In the process, the gendarmes of the Cugnaux brigade went to hand over “all the material” stolen to the director of the school. Christmas ahead of time!
In short, at the dawn of the end-of-year celebrations, the gendarmes ask for maximum vigilance. Because thieves won’t give gifts again this year.
The advice of the gendarmes in the face of theft
The gendarmerie invites the victims, but also the witnesses of thefts, to approach the nearest brigade. And he also invites the population to download the “My Security” mobile application, which allows “to have a gendarme accompany you 24/7 in case of emergency”. You will also find advice in the event of burglary, and documents such as the tranquility vacation operations sheets.
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