Events

Vaudes: church burglarized, reliquary targeted

Gendarmerie officers responded to Vaudes (Aube) after the burglary of the church, where the reliquary was targeted and damage was found. An investigation has been opened.

Var: 90 kg of fireworks seized, parcel resale ring dismantled

Gendarmes and customs officers seized 90 kg of pyrotechnic devices in the Var following a tip-off, uncovering a resale ring via parcel shipments. The fireworks will be destroyed.

Goudelin: prowler harasses residents for three years

In a village in the Côtes-d'Armor, an individual has been knocking on residents' doors at night for three years despite gendarmerie mobilization, without having been identified.

Ille-et-Vilaine: couple convicted for 450,000-euro tobacco trafficking

A couple from Ille-et-Vilaine was convicted for illegally reselling more than 450,000 euros worth of tobacco over three years. The gendarmerie put an end to the trafficking.

Ariège: nine gendarmes announced for Mazères in 2027

Laurent Panifous announced the arrival of nine military personnel in Mazères in 2027, more than half a century after the barracks closed.

Vaucluse : trois individus interpellés pour des agressions à Caumont-sur-Durance

Les gendarmes de Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon ont arrêté trois individus d'une vingtaine d'années qui se faisaient passer pour des femmes afin d'agresser des hommes à Caumont-sur-Durance.

Haute-Savoie: passengers on a coach get the driver to stop

On the Annecy-Albertville route, passengers worried about the driver's driving alerted the gendarmes, who had the vehicle stopped on Thursday.

Puget-sur-Argens: Merchants and gendarmerie join forces against theft via secure messaging

Faced with recurring thefts targeting businesses in Les Tuilières and Grand Estérel, the gendarmerie brigade is experimenting with a secure real-time reporting messaging system, already adopted by about twenty shops.

Ardèche: rally against free meals for police and gendarmes

About fifty people gathered in front of the Ardèche departmental council to oppose free meals granted to law enforcement in middle school cafeterias.

Aisne: two individuals arrested after freight theft, 1,500 oil cans seized

Gendarmes from the motorized units of Gauchy and Laon arrested two individuals after a freight theft and seized 1,500 cans of engine oil, for estimated losses between 20,000 and 40,000 euros.

Ardèche: Petition by parents against free meals for police and gendarmes

The president of the departmental council wants to offer lunch to police and gendarmes in Ardèche middle school canteens; a petition by parents of pupils opposes it ahead of the plenary session on October 30 in Privas.

Auxonne: cannabis crop discovered by Côte-d'Or gendarmes

Alerted by a suspicious smell, Côte-d'Or gendarmes discovered a cannabis crop in Auxonne, with several plants and 29 buds.

Gravelines: gendarmes organize Halloween run for sick children

In Gravelines, gendarmes are mobilizing through a Halloween run for the benefit of sick children.

Cannabis production network dismantled in the Gard, three arrests

Gendarmes from the Nîmes company arrested three people and seized nearly 36 cannabis plants during the dismantling of a local network.

Gendarmes of Aisne mobilized for Pink October

A check for 725 euros was presented to the Rose de Dames association, which supports women with cancer, in the presence of the Aisne gendarmerie.

Chase between the Rhône, Ain and Saône-et-Loire, diesel cans thrown at gendarmes

During the night of October 27, a manhunt mobilized numerous gendarmerie crews to arrest two fugitives crossing the Rhône, Ain and Saône-et-Loire, who threw diesel cans at law enforcement.

Loire-Atlantique: driver intercepted at 218 km/h

Loire-Atlantique gendarmes intercepted a driver at 218 km/h on a road limited to 110. Driving licence suspended and vehicle impounded.

Gers: 58-year-old man found stabbed, his friend confesses to gendarmes

A 58-year-old man was found dead, stabbed, in his isolated home in Loubédat, near Nogaro; the friend he was hosting himself alerted the gendarmes and confessed to the murder.

Car wreck found in Canal du Nord at Moislains

Gendarmes and firefighters responded in Moislains (Somme) after the discovery of a submerged car in the Canal du Nord, crushed by the passage of barges.

Ain: drunk electric scooter driver arrested after accident

Gendarmes in the Ain department responded to an electric scooter user involved in an accident, with over 2.5 grams of alcohol in his blood.

Morbihan: missing octogenarian found by gendarmes

Significant gendarmerie resources, including a helicopter, were mobilized to find a missing octogenarian in Morbihan, who has returned home.

Gendarmerie road check on RD619 in Aube

Gendarmes from Aube checked 60 vehicles and verified 640 license plates via the Lapi system during an operation against road crime on the RD619 between Saint-Lyé and Romilly-sur-Seine.

Nogent-sur-Seine: employee seriously injured by forklift

At a factory in Nogent-sur-Seine, a man in his thirties had his feet crushed by a forklift driven by a colleague. Firefighters and gendarmes responded.

Over 800 packs of cigarettes seized in Sainte-Luce, one man arrested

During the night of October 23 to 24, the gendarmes intercepted an illegal cigarette landing at the port of Trois-Rivières in Sainte-Luce, Martinique. One man was arrested and the seized goods were valued at 100,000 euros.

Gers: second homes targeted by burglars

Three burglaries of second homes have been reported to the Gers gendarmerie, including an intruder surprised by owners in Réans.

Châtellerault: fifteen Iraqi migrants discovered in forest camp

Hunters discovered about fifteen Iraqi men in a makeshift camp in the Châtellerault state forest, near the A10. The gendarmes intervened on October 27.

Near Rouen: fake bank card courier arrested

A fake bank card courier was arrested by gendarmes from Boos, near Rouen, after at least four scams and 10,000 euros in loot.

Tavaco: man arrested after grocery store robbery

A man suspected of robbing a Tavaco grocery store on October 19 was arrested by gendarmes at the start of the week. He is to be tried Thursday in immediate appearance.

Two young gendarmes commended after arrest of copper thieves

During the command handover of the Rethel company, two gendarmes were honored for their responsiveness during the arrest of copper thieves.

New Caledonia: crisis exercise ahead of cyclone season

The New Caledonian armed forces organized a coordination exercise with firefighters, gendarmes, and the high commissioner's office ahead of the cyclone season.

Saône-et-Loire: suspect arrested with 40 kg of cocaine remains in detention

Two individuals transporting 40 kg of cocaine were arrested in July by gendarmes; one of the suspects remains in prison.

Rozoy-sur-Serre: woman killed in accident, driver airlifted

A Renault Mégane left the road before hitting a line of trees and overturning; a woman died and a gendarmerie investigation has been opened.

Tarn-et-Garonne: nearly 600 gendarme checks in four hours

On Friday, October 23, gendarmes in Tarn-et-Garonne set up multiple checkpoints and recorded 57 offenses in four hours.

Taxi carjacking in the Vosges: two suspects detained on the A7

Two individuals suspected of assaulting a taxi driver to steal his vehicle in the Vosges were intercepted by gendarmes on the A7 motorway in Drôme.

Diagonale des fous: a runner rescued thanks to an exoskeleton

In Réunion, a Grand Raid competitor, exhausted in an isolated area, was rescued by gendarmes and doctors using an exoskeleton, a first.

Gers: 25-year-old man tried in Auch for failure to stop after police chase

A 25-year-old man appeared before the Auch court on charges of aggravated failure to stop, driving without a license and speeding after a chase with gendarmes in Jegun. He denied the facts in court.