Burglaries before the holidays: from Aude to Champagne, several departments affected

On October 27, 2026, a couple from Castelnaudary was held at their home during a home-jacking, and the investigation was entrusted to the Carcassonne research brigade. In early November, numerous burglaries and home car thefts were reported around Boutenac, in Aude, where the municipality called for vigilance. As Christmas approaches, thefts of festive products have multiplied among artisans, producers, breeders and oyster farmers, as well as in shops in Avesnois and cellars in the Épernay region, while transporters were alerted to cargo thefts. On the evening of November 7, an 80-year-old man was struck in the face during a burglary at his home and his vehicle was stolen; during the night of November 7 to 8, an Alfa Romeo was stolen in Guise then set on fire and a hair salon in Esquéhéries was victim of a break-in. Authorities also reported camper van thefts in Champagne picarde, an octogenarian locked in at Sioniac, a burglary at the home of a 99-year-old woman in Reims, five elderly women victims of nighttime intrusions in Pyrénées-Orientales and a vigilance call in Aube; in Perpignan, a store broadcast images of its thieves.