Toulouse. Violence, extortion: the bank card thief beamed around the corner convenience store
By Laurent Derne
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Mid-August 2022, the convenience store customer neighborhood Bridlein Toulouse has his Bank card while she fills her basket. The CCTV from the store flushes out the thief. Thanks to the images, he is identified by the police.
Six victims aged 48 to 80
Especially since several thefts have plagued the sector for 18 months. Sometimes in the same store. 50 years old, the man was arrested on Tuesday, September 6. In police custody, he admits the facts in front of the men of theGoods Knowledge Unit (UAB) Left Bank.
In total, he tackled six victims (four women and two men), people aged 48 to 80 years old. But he didn’t just steal cell phones, purses or bank cards. He took a step that earned him a referral to justice.
Punch and extortion
Last July, he tackled a 60 year old woman at a vending machine. “He approached, made a diversion to write down the code, offered his help…”, lists a police source. He finally retrieves the lady’s card, runs away at full speed and judicial withdrawal 600 euros to another ATM.
A month ago, always, it suit a 55 year old man to his home, puts one foot in the door to be able to enter his home and hits him with a punch in the face. He then extorts his victim’s bank card and code. The celerity of the fifties to oppose will spare him a fraudulent withdrawal.
Immediate comparison
Referred to the Toulouse prosecutor’s office for aggravated robbery and violencethe thug should be judged in immediate comparison before the Toulouse Criminal Court this Wednesday, September 7.
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