Toulouse. Home-jacking: driving a stolen car, the driver jumps on to flee the BAC
By Laurent Derne
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They assure him: they were not aware. “They explained that we had lent them the car and that they provided the conveyor from point A to point B and above all, above all, never stop under any pretext”. This precept, these men aged 18 and 29followed it to the letter.
LAC spots suspicious vehicle
On Thursday August 25, 2022, a little before 2 a.m., the BAC (Anti-Crime Squad) which patrols the sector of the Chapter, in Toulouse, landmark of a particular vehicle. The file indeed reveals that he was stolen during a home-jacking occurred four days earlier.
But the two men on board refuse to comply at the orders of the police. The driver zigzags, fishtails, enters the ring road “pretending to take each exit” then rushes onto the A61 motorwaytowards Narbonne (Aude).
The Runaway finds himself trapped
In the meantime, the gendarmes are put in the loop and the cooperation between the forces of order is bearing fruit. ” A vehicle screening was organized near Carcassonne (Aude). This accelerated a slowdown and the fugitive found himself trapped”says a police source.
Which does not prevent him from attempt to flee by… jumping on the march, delivered his helpless passenger in the front seat! Places en jailthe two men tested positive for blood alcohol (including 0.66g / l of blood for the driver, a contraventional rate, editor’s note).
The imprisoned driver
Brought to justice, the two men were to be tried in immediate comparison on Monday. In the end, the lawyer for the youngest is advanced the fact that he may be a minor. They will therefore be reconvened before the criminal court, the time to clarify this point.
The youngest was placed under judicial supervision. The 29-year-old driver, for his part, was placed under a warrant. He was imprisoned in the Seysses remand center.
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