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Story no.253OngoingSecurity +1NotablePyrénées-Orientales +2630 Oct → 13 Nov28 facts · 49 art.

Copper thefts: investigations and measures from Gironde to Perpignan

In early November 2026, six men were formally charged in Gironde for organized gang thefts of copper cables, with estimated damages exceeding one million euros. In the following days, new thefts were reported notably in Toulouges near Perpignan, in the Gers, and in Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines, while surveillance measures were announced in Bouches-du-Rhône, Gard, and Pays de Vitré. In Perpignan, merchants expressed their frustration, and in Toulouges, a bakery and the central kitchen were paralyzed, threatening the delivery of 11,500 meals. On November 10, a man was sentenced in Le Mans to eight months in prison, followed by the arrest of nine suspects in the Valenciennes area and the dismantling of a team stealing charging station cables in Île-de-France. A cable theft disrupted the Paris-Rouen SNCF line, and thefts from electric charging stations and fiber optic cables were reported, notably depriving 5,000 households of internet access in Ribeauvillé.

In brief

Ongoing story bringing together 28 events in 27 departments (Pyrénées-Orientales, Gironde, Oise and 24 more), followed from 30 October 2026 to 13 November 2026. 49 articles from 17 sources (security, justice); last updated on 13 November 2026 at 19:32. Reported toll: 6 arrests.

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Who is covering it, and from what angle

Method
2Left5 %
28Centre76 %
7Right19 %

37 articles of rated outlets · 12 unrated outside the bar · 17 sources (49 art.) · the three sides talk about it · outlets: left 1, centre 9, right 3

Angle comparison for the whole story

The three sides cover the same phenomenon of copper thefts, but the center mainly details judicial facts and local victims, the left emphasizes the extension of the phenomenon to multiple infrastructures, and the right highlights the supposed origin of the perpetrators and the scale of the affected charging network.

Left

Highlights the diversification of targets (telecoms, street lighting, irrigation, charging stations) and presents the phenomenon as a series of successive 'raids' on infrastructure.

Centre

Prioritizes factual treatment of judicial procedures (appearances, formal charges, quantified damages) and concrete consequences for users (households deprived of internet or phone), with quotes from local actors.

Right

Emphasizes the scale of the affected charging network (more than 15%) and explicitly mentions the supposed origin or community of the individuals prosecuted in the cited cases.

Written by an AI from headlines and extracts only of all events in the story · 9 Nov, 04h26

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Timeline

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Outlets:LeftCentreRightUncategorised· badge = severity

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In figures

The activity

28 faits

Latest activity 5 hours ago

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30 Oct13 Nov

Affected departments

Reported toll

6
interpellations

Amounts cited13.000 euros · 18 millions d'euros · 13 000 euros · 550.000 € · 12 euros

Highest number recorded in 14 article(s), automatically extracted: please check sources.

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