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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.
Castres: four individuals tried for fuel theft caught in the act
Caught in the act after siphoning fuel and attempting to steal equipment from a company in Castres, four individuals gave surprising explanations to police. They were absent from their trial.
Manifestations du 31 octobre : l'épuisement guette les policiers mobilisés
Can law‑enforcement forces sustain deployments every weekend until the presidential election?
Riots raise questions about France's ability to last until 2027
The mayor of Limoges comments on the October 17 violence
Rudy Manna (UNSA) fears that police officers will be overworked before 31 October
Police officers called to maintain order during demonstrations on 31 October and 5 November
Bilan policier du week-end de mobilisations
Linda Kebbab estime que la crise sociale frappe aussi les policiers
Bouches-du-Rhône: a man arrested for threatening police officers with death online
A man was arrested in Bouches-du-Rhône after issuing death threats against police officers on social media.
Investigation into ethics cells, the other police watchdog
An investigation reveals that many inquiries targeting police officers fall outside the IGPN and are assigned to local ethics cells, whose lack of transparency raises questions about their independence.
Reims: new dismantling of Saint John Perse homeless camp
This Thursday morning, October 29, police and prefectural authorities intervened to remove about thirty people, including families and children, who had been installed for several months at the Saint John Perse camp in Reims.
Laurent Nuñez annonce 1 193 membres des forces de l'ordre blessés depuis le début de la mobilisation
Les armes des forces de l'ordre utilisées lors des manifestations
Lyon : une vidéo montre une violente interpellation lors de la manifestation du 24 octobre
In Rouen, footage shows police using tear gas on children on October 24
Strasbourg: investigation opened after alleged police violence on October 24
Manifestations du 24 octobre : enquête du parquet sur un matraquage par des policiers
Pau : trois mois de prison avec sursis pour une étudiante interpellée lors d'une manifestation
Villejuif: Man denounces racist violence by police in 2025
In the night of October 31 to November 1, 2025 in Villejuif, Guillaume M. claims to have been beaten and insulted by two plainclothes police officers. His complaint has gone unanswered.
Seclin: fires and damage during high school demonstrations, seven arrested
In Seclin (Nord), trash fires set during high school demonstrations on October 1 spread to the gate and entrance door of Les Hauts de Flandre high school. Police identified seven suspects, who were arrested on October 14.
Man under OQTF refuses to board at Roissy after 600 km escort from Laval
Escorted from Laval to Roissy airport to be expelled to Guinea, a man under OQTF refused to board the plane for medical reasons. The police, constrained by procedure, had made the 600-kilometre journey knowing this outcome was probable.
Réunion: Alliance police officers mobilized at the Barachois to call for reinforcements
The Alliance Police nationale 974 union mobilized at the Barachois in Saint-Denis as part of the national movement to call for more staff and resources.
Chenôve: fake police officers and war‑weapon fire on a building
In Chenôve, men posing as police officers fired a war weapon at the façade of a building, passing through a bedroom. No injuries were reported, but residents are in shock.
Dunkerque: three police officers injured by drunk man at police station
A 33-year-old drunk man presented himself at the Dunkerque police station threatening to commit suicide and injured three police officers on Tuesday evening, October 27.
Reims: woman hits her 86-year-old mother then attacks police officers
In Reims, a 56-year-old intoxicated woman assaulted her 86-year-old mother before attacking police officers during her eventful arrest.
Lillebonne: drunk and uninsured driver stopped
During a road check on October 27 in Lillebonne, police intercepted a 46-year-old man who was drunk at the wheel and uninsured; his vehicle was impounded.
Mayotte: 14 people rescued at sea by police off Moya
Saturday morning, police spotted a kwassa-kwassa-type boat carrying 14 people off Moya beach, in Mayotte. The pilot tried to flee before the passengers were rescued.
Retailleau warns against young police officers abandoning the "shield"
Bruno Retailleau states that if young police officers renounced their protection mission, France would plunge into "infernal violence" and the law of the strongest.
Évreux: man armed with two knives threatens family and police officers
On October 21, 2026 in Évreux, an intoxicated man armed with two knives threatened a father and his children before attacking the responding police officers.
Strasbourg: 11 arrests and major seizures in arms trafficking
The discovery of weapons, ammunition and drugs in a cellar in Strasbourg led police to dismantle a suspected network for importing and reselling weapons, with eleven arrests.
Castres: young homeless woman convicted for insulting municipal police officers
A young homeless woman was sentenced to four months in prison with a suspended sentence in an immediate court appearance for having insulted and threatened municipal police officers in Castres.
Montataire: teenager files complaint against police for violence
A teenager accuses police of violence in Montataire (Oise) on October 2; a medical examination found several bruises, and an investigation is underway after a complaint filed by his father.
Bagnolet: 1.2 kg of cannabis seized, one arrest
During a security operation in Bagnolet, police surprised a drug transaction and seized 1.2 kg of cannabis, with one person arrested.
Seine-et-Marne: convicted of money laundering after 21,000 euros found in a sofa
During a search in Seine-et-Marne, police discovered more than 21,000 euros hidden in a sofa at the home of a man on social welfare (RSA). Unable to justify the origin of the funds, he was convicted of money laundering.
In Sète, police save a stabbed man and a desperate person
Sète police officers saved two lives in two days: a stabbed man and a person attempting to drown.
A police union official estimates that Macron's support for police "has varied"
Linda Kebbab, national secretary of the UN1TÉ union, estimated on BFMTV that Emmanuel Macron's support for the police had varied.
Narbonne: two thieves arrested within 48 hours by police
Narbonne police arrested two individuals between October 24 and 25 in connection with a stolen car and the robbery of a bakery.
Béziers: two men arrested for drone delivery to prison
In the night of October 24 to 25, 2026, police officers staking out near Béziers prison arrested two men from Hérault who had come to make a delivery to an inmate by drone.
Bar-le-Duc: Six-month suspended sentence for assaulting security guard and insulting police officers
A man who struck a security guard at the entrance to a festival in Bar-le-Duc in August 2026, before insulting police officers, was sentenced to six months in prison with a suspended sentence.
Mayotte: Mother throws child into water to evade law enforcement
During the interception of a clandestine vessel off the coast of Mayotte, a passenger threw her child into the water to help the pilot evade the police. The child survived thanks to the police response.
Noisiel: two 19-year-olds sentenced for mortar fire at police officers
Two 19-year-olds were sentenced after firework mortar fire targeting police officers in Noisiel, in Seine-et-Marne.
Toulouse: fake police scam claims 78-year-old victim
The National Police is relaying the case of a 78-year-old victim in Toulouse, targeted by calls from fake police officers warning of a supposed financial scandal and pressured to empty her safe of gold bars.
Saint-Denis, Réunion: motorist's refusal to comply
A drunk driver without a license or insurance refused to comply with police on Boulevard Jean-Jaurès in Saint-Denis, Réunion, before fleeing.
Data breach at Alliance Police Nationale
The Alliance Police Nationale union confirms a cybersecurity incident that resulted in unauthorized access to the personal data of its members. A data leak affecting one of the main police labor unions in France.