Following the firework mortar fire, on Saturday evening in the Croix-de-Metz district in Toul, the mayor of the town, Alde Harmand, provoked a meeting this Monday morning in the sub-prefecture with the police commander of the arrondissement, Francis Imbert, and deputy Dominique Potier.
” I got angry. I no longer want sleepy speeches but actions. In the process, the mayor wrote to the prefect of Meurthe-et-Moselle and to the prosecutor of Nancy to ask what would be the follow-up given to this case.
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There is a lack of judicial police officers
He made another letter that he will send in the coming hours to Gérald Darmanin, the Minister of the Interior, to demand staff. “Mostly judicial police officers. “
We are told that Toul is not attractive. Obviously, the workload is more important here since it relies on few people!
Alde Harmand, mayor
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The OPJ, in the jargon, are the police officers in charge of the investigative services. “There are four or five missing in Toul. However, we must give the police the means of investigation. Because these incidents, let’s face it, take place against a background of drug trafficking. “
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Toul’s lack of attractiveness
And to continue: “On paper, all is well, the account is good. But there are national discourses and what we are experiencing on the ground. In fact, the positions are not all filled (Editor’s note: in fact, between departure, illness, maternity leave and a future transfer, the OPJ will be five next March when they should be double). We are told that Toul is not attractive. Obviously, the workload is more important here since it relies on few people! “
In short, the candidates do not rush and the theorem seems insoluble. But recurring: the unions have long complained about the situation in Toulouse.
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No arrest for the moment
Especially since the departmental workforce of annual operation takes into account the number of inhabitants but does not include the two large penitentiary centers, with 400 and 300 places each. However, this presence generates an increase in activities.
Regarding the case itself, the fireworks mortar fire, it resulted in a lot of commotion. Four cameras were vandalized in two building entrances, one window broken. The targeted police car wiped off some powder but no real damage.
No arrest had yet taken place on Monday. Investigations are ongoing.
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