On Thursday 13 October, three men, from Trappes and in their twenties, immediately went to court for trafficking in stolen motorcycles. It was on the Snapchat social network that the sponsor took action.
It all starts with the theft of a BMW motorcycle. Equipped with a GPS locator, the motorcycle stolen last January was tracked first to Trappes, then to Chanteloup-les-Vignes. The police carry out telephone investigations. They recover three numbers from three of Trappes’ individuals, already known to the police. A new flight took place in late January in the same sector. This time it was a Yamaha brand motorcycle. Viewing the surveillance cameras made it possible to identify the three individuals. When he committed a theft, one of the young men was wearing a football suit in the colors of Real Madrid, so he was easily identifiable.
The man will wear his suit in other motorcycle thefts committed in February in Élancourt as well as in Guyancourt. Their modus operandi was simple. The contact on Snapchat gave them an address. Then they would arrive with a van on site to load the motorcycle inside. “The van was rented for 50 or 60 euros for the day on Leboncoin,” said one of the three defendants during the hearing. For each theft of two wheels, the criminals received from 300 to 500 euros each; as for the sponsor, he sold them twice as much.
Seven victims were identified during the trial. Over 10,000 euros were requested by the lawyers of the civil parties for the material and moral damages received. In total, there will be 4,000 euros that the thieves will have to return. As for the three defendants, they were all found guilty at different levels. One was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for six months. The second to nine months in prison and the last to 12 months in prison. It is also forbidden to stay in the municipality for 5 years. “In this case a minor was also involved, the younger brother of one of the defendants. He was summoned for a later hearing, “78actu says.
