Toulouse. The bike thief dives into the Canal du Midi to escape the police
Through Thibaut Calatayud
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Their attempted robbery hit the nail on the head … Toulouse, on the morning of Tuesday, September 28, 2021, two men were surprised by the video protection cameras in the middle of cutting out a bicycle lock.
The thief jumped into the Canal du Midi …
It was around 10:40 am that the theft was committed. Very, the municipal police officers set out in pursuit of the two thieves who fled with their ill-acquired bicycle.
Well helped by the video-protection, the police managed to arrest one of the two suspects at the level of the rue des Amidonniers. Also flushed out, the second individual decided to get rid of the bike and flee by … the canal du midi !
… And ends up in the hospital!
The idea was daring, but is not Michael phelps who wants … The man swam to the opposite bank where a municipal police crew was quietly waiting for him.
Arrested in turn, he had to be transported to hospital by the firefighters. His comparison ended the morning at the police station.
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