Near Toulouse. The thief believes he has found the right vein by raiding the gas cylinders
By Thibaut Calatayud
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With the unstable geopolitical situation and fears of seeing prices soar this winter, a 29-year-old man believed he had found the right vein by stealing a multitude of gas bottles or gas cylinder at service stations located near Toulouse.
He was acting in the dark
To administer these thefts, the individual acted at night. This was the case this Tuesday, September 20, 2022, in a service station of a supermarket in the town of Mondonville.
“Using a security key, he managed to unlock the lockers where the gas cylinders were stored,” said a source close to the investigation. Toulouse News. 12 bottles will be stolen that evening.
The good good found
The investigations required by the investigators of the Beauzelle brigade make it possible to identify a suspect. Recoveries make it possible to implicate this same man for a similar case carried out, in July, in the same service station. Nine bottles had been stolen.
Located at Colomiers, the individual was arrested Thursday, September 22 by the gendarmes. Police custody allows the soldiers to discover the place where the stolen goods were stored. In this case, in a camp for Travelers located in the neighboring department of Tarn and Garonne.
For these facts, the man will be judged in immediate comparison this Monday, September 26.
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