he pretends to be a pruner, tries to defraud a couple and then threatens them
Pruning anarque. In mid-December, an individual in his thirties tried to defraud several residents of the area Colomiers-Tournefeuille. His approach technique, based on lies and intimidation, was well established according to the testimonies collected by The Independent Opinion.
He claims the presence of “sick trees”
Last month, a retired Columérin couple dealt with this individual. “He accosted them saying that he had to treat the tree in their garden against caterpillars,” explains the couple’s neighbor. However, the caterpillar season begins in summer, around the month of June. “The pruner then explained that he had already treated this tree last year, when the tree in question had not even been planted at that time…”
Annoyed by the thirty-year-old’s repeated lies, the two retirees make it clear to him that they are not recognized by his services. From then on, the individual becomes aggressive and the verbal threat: “I’m on you,” reports our witness.
The suspect also intimidated his victims by mimicking a throat cut with his thumb. Shocked by this behavior, the couple decided to file a complaint immediately.
Several targeted sectors
According to our information, the individual is raging around Tournefeuille, Plaisance du Touch, Saint-Martin-du-Touch and even Lardenne. According to our witness, a person in Saint-Martin-du-Touch was also approached by the individual. The latter explained that he was coming back to prune the tree he had pruned last year. Again, the lie was not subtle. “The tree of these people had never been pruned in 25 years”, assures the witness.
“His photo was printed and distributed in the neighborhood, to avoid further mishaps”, explains the Columérin. A photo of the suspect was also posted on several Toulouse Facebook groups, in order to warn residents of the Metropolis.