Braquages, stups, violences avec la Bac de Toulon | Non censuré

Braquages, stups, violences avec la Bac de Toulon | Non censuré

Toulon, 9 p.m. Right in front. Well done, it’s received. Brian, Regis and Manu, BAC police officers
are called urgently. There has just been
an armed robbery in a convenience store
on Saint-Jean-du-Var, Two individuals
on the run, hooded. We’re gonna get closer. The grocery store is located in the heart
of a working-class neighborhood usually quite calm. Members of Police Rescue
are with the victim, a woman
forty years old. Thanks to his testimony,
the colleagues of Brian, Régis and Manu give in real time on the radio
information about the robbers. People
apparently quite young, would have targeted with a weapon each, they stole the whole recipe
in store checkouts which was closing. They left
in a street opposite. We are in the area
a priori where they fled. The police are looking for
armed robbers who would have fled
in the surrounding streets. The neighborhood is deserted. There is no place
to flee here. They think they’re drawing a blank. When suddenly,
after 15 minutes of research, a gray sedan crosses the road. The guy in black, isn’t that the same?
– They’re not young. On the picture.
– Go on. She said they were young
but in panic… Brian the driver,
has a hunch. The two individuals
do not match the description. They are neither young nor hooded. But Brian wants to believe in his flair. Hello, it’s the police.
– Good evening. Get out of the car. Nothing hidden in the genitals?
– Nope. At the same time,
a few hundred meters in the convenience store,
another policeman questions the victim. Luckily, the shop is full
surveillance cameras, 12 in total. I look at what we see. The welcome video
shows us the robbers. One of them is not wearing gloves and therefore surely left footprints. The investigator sends
a precise description of the individuals to Brian and Regis. The second individual
and in a black tracksuit. He has white sneakers. The suspects carry
different clothes, but Brian wants
trust his instincts. I can feel it. We will see,
we check it all out. The car of the two young people
seems to fit with the testimony of the shopkeeper who was robbed. Two guys left in
gray car, that’s all. They fled
in a gray car. Its good
at the reporting level. With help
a judicial police officer, the men of the BAC
search sedan and will discover
compromising clues. It’s all wet
they just changed it’s hot. It’s all wet
caps, sneakers. He comes to tell us
they come from the bar. Afterwards, if there are calibers
we didn’t look. That’s it,
those are the sneakers. It’s good, that’s it. Yes it’s good.
That’s it. It matches with the clothes
in the car and the shoes. Well done, we bring back
a priori the two robbers Trade
at the police station as well as the vehicle. Specialized in flagrante delicto, BAC police officers
rely on their intuition and luck. This time the case
was completed in less than an hour. A car driving down the street
and above all they were sweating, and the heart also what
immediately allowed us to… And the driver with
good intuition. Cheer ! The two suspects are taken
at the central police station to be taken into custody. Come down. Auditioned the same evening, suspected robbers
have since been incarcerated. One of them confessed,
the second always denies. As often, they took
huge risks for little loot. That evening, less than 500 euros. The big robberies in Toulon
are relatively rare. On the robbery
armed with this convenience store, that’s what we call
proximity robbery. They are individuals
not very organized small businesses closing, with people
without resistance, no need of a large organization
to take action. A balaclava, a hood, a weapon packed in a bag,
sometimes no weapons at all, but we make believe that there is one,
for small damages. They had changed? They had
time to change some do it on purpose
to put on clothes a bit special
when they get to the point. After you you
focus on it either they return
a jacket, or take it off, underneath they have a t-shirt and then it changes everything. A few days later,
we are back see the owner of the convenience store. She’s still haunted
by the images of the robbery. It’s the first time
that she was attacked at gunpoint. You have an object
buried in a bag, a weapon, what it is,
I don’t know it was not a handgun. We let it happen,
they told us to open the cash register, give them the contents of the boxes. To ward off fate,
she went back to work the next day. But she knows that behind
her box, she is now a target of small robbers. The day after,
it was difficult to reopen the store, to count the cash register,
my husband did it. I told him that I couldn’t,
because we relive the event. I hope that
I won’t go through that again. We are helpless
because they attack to small businesses
because it’s easy money. Many people
settle with cash. It’s not the big box,
with checks and credit cards. So it’s easy money. Every day in Toulon,
almost two robberies are committed against the little ones
traders and passers-by. The capital of the Var
is best known for its aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines
attack or frigates. This impressive arsenal
made in the harbor of Toulon the largest base
French defence. A military port
which has long earned the city a sulphurous reputation. Today,
the harbor has regained its calm. The city is famous
for his quality of life. From now on,
criminals no longer make the law. Pockets
crime persist. Drug trafficking, purse robbery
or urban violence. To eradicate crime
and protect the 550,000 inhabitants of the Toulon conurbation, the central police station
and its three specialized police units who roam the streets day and night. Great action! The Anti-Crime Squad
has about twenty plainclothes police,
specialists in flagrante delicto. Stop, his hand is bleeding. They struggle
against cannabis traffickers, who are rampant
in the cities and the old town. Go to sleep. Arrested, he misses the second. The hundred members of Police Secours
fight against incivilities and daily delinquency,
like hit and run which are very common in Toulon. They hit us
forward, and fled. The BST, specialized field brigade,
is specifically designed to intervene
in the most difficult cities. They know by heart
the most tricky areas of the city. We are not welcome. For one year,
we followed on the ground these men and women
who take all the risks to preserve calm in Toulon. In the city center,
the central police station. The HQ of the Toulon police officers
where all the units are located. Like every morning
BAC police officers prepare to go on patrol. Let’s go ! Manu and Brian
have been working together for five years. Manu, chief brigadier, 40 years old,
knows how to keep his cool and his sense of analysis,
even in the most critical moments. Brian, assistant sergeant, 35 years old,
is the pilot of the crew. He is known
for his strong character. He never lets go of a case. Together they patrol
more than eight hours a day. Their priority target,
drug traffickers. In Toulon, the majority of offenses
is related to narcotics. The deal points
are scattered throughout the city, to the historic center. Now we doing street deals
everywhere in Toulon. On the avenue, you go two kilometers,
there are 15 points of sale, roughly.
You see, it’s huge. Everyone does their business. The big cities
distribute to small outlets. Everyone is a winner except
that they come to buy one or two kilos to resell
in a small point of sale, etc. The big cities are winners, then the small sellers
they also make their own butter. At the head of these networks,
traffickers mainly established in the towns to the west of the city. Their very lucrative business
responds to a millimetric organization. Here is a famous city
for drug trafficking. The rare individuals
that we see lying around are there for that. Traffickers and police know
well their mutual habits. All entrances to the city,
they watch them to be sure that if we point
the tip of the nose, they can warn. We do not know
where are the lookouts, they’re hidden.
– There are two hooded ones. Posted at the foot of buildings,
lookouts are loaded to spot the police. A few cries signal
their presence to traffickers which disappear immediately. It’s hard to dismantle
traffic like that, because these traffics
are in the heart of the city, in stairwells in general where it is difficult to access,
where sellers have fallback points. When we enter the buildings, the seller is already hidden
and we often arrive too late. Since a few weeks,
Brian and Manu have targeted a city northwest of Toulon, the Florane. A residence
of 40 buildings, seemingly peaceful. The highly organized dealers,
escape the police. Here, it’s not a problem city, it is an HLM city,
but as you can see, they are small buildings,
not large sets. Yet there is traffic. The point of sale
is located on the right, before the tobacco. As soon as there is a point of sale
narcotics, it creates nuisance. drug trafficking,
it’s a business, there’s a boss, there are workers, each
at his salary, it’s a real business. We have since identified
a little while the traffic, we know more or less who does what,
we understood the organization. In a few hours,
the end of the day, as soon as it gets dark,
we will try to arrest the seller in the lobby of the building. One hour later,
at the central police station, Major Shour
is the head of the BACs. He brought together Manu, Brian
and ten other policemen. They are getting ready
to intervene at dusk, in the heart of Florane. The objective, when you return
there is a stairwell, a two-level ramp,
a landing and the apartment is there. A punch operation
to surprise the traffickers drug in flagrante delicto. When we have
specific information on the position of the seller,
if it is in the intended place, description, clothing,
if it corroborates the top intervention, boom, here we go. Now if it goes upstairs,
guys, you’ll have to run very fast to be able to catch them. Brian and Manu
spotted the priority target. A very active dealer
since several weeks. They want to challenge him
with the largest amount possible drugs on him. We targeted the seller, we know
where he sells, we know where he works, we know how it works. The goal is to get
with the utmost discretion on site, try to surprise them. Nothing is acquired at the start. The police gear up
to cover any eventuality. They know that some traffickers
can be armed and ready for anything to evade law enforcement. It’s a flashball. It’s already enough of a deterrent. We check
the proper functioning. It’s pitchers 40-46,
it’s very powerful with a bullet on the end.
In general point aimed, point touched. He has very little waste with this weapon. It’s a nice weapon. Let’s go. We position ourselves. The teams leave to join Florane,
in the northwest of the city. Unmarked vehicles
position themselves to encircle the city. The difficulty,
it is to coordinate everything. From the moment we are four
or five slightly separated crews, he is hard
to coordinate to intervene almost all
at the same time. Manu and his team are in hideout in a neighborhood alley
suburban which borders the city. First stage of the operation,
appeal to cannabis buyers so that the case against
dealers be as strong as possible. It’s Saturday night, the police
won’t be waiting long. There is a person who takes
contact with the supposed seller, he is in pants
black tracksuit, he arrives at the bottom of the city. Go ahead. He’s going to go down the street. The buyer is this young man
on a scooter, in full view of the police, he accelerates to avoid control. Stop! What ?
– What, what? Police control. No knife,
narcotics? I have nothing.
– I’ll check. Go ahead. We say goodbye please.
– I did what ? No light behind
we start there. The young man came out
recently from prison. He fiercely denies
having purchased cannabis. Manu suspects him of being
relieved when he saw the police. It’s negative. A priori,
the one we checked bought narcotics
where we watch. He is not cooperative the amazing product
is not on him. We let him go. The business works
at full speed in the city. A few moments later, the police men
spotted a new buyer. Hello ma’am,
it’s the police. Hello. This time,
it is a student. You have what ? I bought 30 €.
– OK. There are 20 euros worth of weed
and 20 euros worth of shit. take them out and
put them on the scooter seat. Apparently
impressed by the control, she is going to be very cooperative. He’s a little youngster. What is a young kid? He is not of age 17.18. Maybe even 16 years old. Did he have the product? No, he had some on him
and the other part in a bush. These bushes
where are they approximately? In the second aisle. On their side,
the other teams have also intercepted from buyers. The police have
enough information to pass
in the second phase of the operation. Arrest the dealers. Top intervention. It’s received for Manu, we take off. I go into the back of the Florane. All staff
converge towards the building where were seen
the two alleged traffickers. I arrive at the back of the building, I arrive 50 meters from the passage, Do you have yoyo radio?
We stay together. It will run. I’m on the way. The lookouts give the signal. Great action!
It goes towards the building. The police men
are one step ahead. They are only fifty
meters away from the two suspects. Lay down, lay down. Arrested, arrested. One of them
could not escape. Get up.
I feel it. Behind,
it’s ok, there’s nothing? The second is missing. The second is gone
to neighboring towers. another team
spotted him just a few blocks away. De Manu, individual arrested.
It just screamed at the entrance, individual arrested. He tried to run away
we caught him. Others ran. those who run
are often those of decoys or who are the lookout. Although they did not participate
directly for sale, they are part of the traffic. BAC teams
arrested a dozen young people. All have already been arrested
for drug trafficking. You get up, get up. This time,
none have drugs on them. The police must
absolutely find cannabis, otherwise the operation will have been useless. The product would be
hidden behind buildings, either in the thickets
or in the immediate vicinity. We have a specialized narcotics dog. It’s dark night,
the success of the operation rests only
on the German Shepherd’s sense of smell. After three minutes
research, under a shrub… We have the amazing product.
packets of grass, pieces
cannabis resin. In all, almost 1,000 euros worth of products. An important take that corroborates
buyer testimonials. Enough evidence to place
suspected drug dealers in custody. 7:15 p.m., you are in custody. Want to tell your family?
– My mother. The number ? We still caught
the main author. A blow
in the anthill. It shows a presence
police, concern that we have to fight
against petty traffickers. In Toulon to break
the organization of traffickers, BAC police officers
don’t just investigate or track down flagrante delicto. On the Haven,
calm reigns. The fishermen sailors
are preparing to go to sea. On the docks,
residents benefit sweetness
southern winter. a few meters away,
at the central police station, BAC HQ,
the atmosphere is quite different. Manu hangs on his phone. Go ahead tell me. Almost every day,
he receives information thanks to its clues. Regularly, there are individuals
who give us some tips and inevitably, it helps regularly
solve a lot of cases. It’s varied, sometimes
we are given a first name, a name, a place. A good indicator is that the information
that he was able to give us in the past turned out to be true. We never do
100 percent confidence. Everything we are told, we verify. It’s always up for grabs
with tweezers, despite everything. A few minutes ago,
Manu received an SMS from an informant which he considers very reliable. The police call him back
immediately and he will receive information of primary importance. OK, let’s go. OK, fine, I’ll call you back. We just got a call
a type that informs us that, a priori, two guys back
from Marseille to black Golf At nightfall,
they would have gone looking one or two pounds
cannabis resin for their small downtown business. We’re going to post
off the highway. Cannabis
sells for less in Marseille. So to make more profit, many Toulon traffickers multiply round trips
towards the Marseille city. A carousel
whom Brian knows perfectly well. There are many Toulonnais
who come to provide in the cities of Marseille for after resell
in the Toulon area. For them,
it’s quick. We are 60 kilometers from Marseille, in two hours,
they made a return trip to Marseille and they have their products ready to sell. He sees that his friend
makes 5000, 6000 euros a day, why not him? The largest city is
at 12,000 euros per day. We are here to show them
that they cannot settle with impunity without power
be arrested by the police. To increase their chances
to intercept the suspicious car, Brian and Manu are looking for the best point of view
on traffic. There what do you think?
– Yes. We will position ourselves
at the entrance to Toulon, choose an axis. The highway exit
is very busy. We hope
see the vehicle pass. Thanks to their index,
Manu and Brian have just received another important piece of information, the number plate of the Golf. Problem, the police know
that traffickers could choose a path
quieter than the highway. After 45 mins
waiting, Manu and Brian spot a suspicious car. A Golf,
inside there are two guys. At the start, a cyclist
appears and cuts them off. Only a few seconds wasted, but more than enough to allow à la Golf to disappear
in traffic. I didn’t see where they went. Without beacon,
to avoid detection, the police men
undergo traffic. Take a right. It’s clogged.
– Take the right. She is not there ?
– Nope. Wait, are you sure she’s not here?
– Nope. Manu and Brian
want to follow the dealers to know the point
drug delivery. But first,
you have to find them. I do not see her
on the other side. She wasn’t that far ahead.
It is not possible. We saw a vehicle
who could match but the flow
of traffic blocked us. Seen the heavy traffic
at the entrance to Toulon, we quickly lost sight of him, We don’t really know where he is. Not at all where he is, even. Between the people of Toulon
who come home from work, traffickers
were able to mislead the police. Brian and Manu
won’t give up though. With other colleagues,
They’re going to criss-cross the city all night to find
the car dealers. Efforts that will pay off. The next day another
BAC team spotted the Golf, parked nearby
from this downtown alley. After digging
all buildings, Brian and Manu have discovered
in one of them a hatch. hidden inside, this bag full of drugs,
deposited by traffickers. It’s conditioned
in 100 g tablets. In theory,
there is a kilo five. An unexpected twist for Manu,
who is one step ahead. His plan is simple,
him and one of his colleagues will hide in the trap
and wait for the recipient of the package come and pick up his delivery. Outside, two teams
of the BAC are positioned on each side of the alley,
ready to intervene. One in a vehicle,
the other in a public building vacant on weekends. From his window,
Brian has an amazing view to keep an eye on
movement in the alley. Jeans, black puffer jacket
with a hood, a bag. We won’t miss it. We have the description. If we see it
in the street, we can move forward to help
colleagues quickly. Is random. The risk is that he will backtrack opening the hatch,
he sees the colleagues He’s going back
running down the street. He must come,
This is an other story. It can be very long. For nearly two hours,
the alley will remain almost deserted. Suddenly,
the second team in hiding point out to Brian,
a young person corresponding to the description. The individual is spotted and monitored. All that’s left to do is wait
let him come to the place where are hidden
narcotics. Five minutes later,
the suspect walks past the window, then he enters the building. Top, top, top! Brian and his colleagues
leave their hideout to reach Manu as quickly as possible,
always hidden in the hatch. He has a full bag. When they arrive in the lobby, the other team
has already arrested the trafficker. He’s barely 17, in his satchel,
a bag full of cannabis. For the moment we will go there,
we’ll let your mother know. The police are happy
their trap worked perfectly. They took
the suspect in flagrante delicto, partly thanks
to Manu and his colleague who passed by
four hours behind that hatch. The product was hidden here,
under the stairs. We knew he was gonna hide the stock
narcotics there. He finally came
he opened the hiding place who was where we were hidden, and he grabbed the bag. At the moment
we question him. Furthermore,
he has cannabis on him, about 1,000 euros worth of cannabis. Maybe he was hiding. He offered no resistance. Sir, it’s 6:15 p.m.
you are in custody. Do you want a lawyer?
– Yes. You want
let your family know? Yes. His family will be notified
only a few minutes later. Open up, it’s the police
otherwise we break down the door. The young trafficker
presumed to live next door. Good day Mrs,
is this your child? It’s 6:25 p.m., ma’am,
we’re going to start a search. We are in the act and
we are looking for narcotics. The police want to make sure than the suspect
did not hide drugs in his home, What is that ? It smells of cannabis resin. They won’t find anything in his room,
but their record is sufficient to place the minor in custody. It functioned,
it is positive for us. Your patient paid. Patience in
our job, we have to. So it paid off. I don’t want to go. It’s not our fault. The young man
leaves the apartment in tears. Over 16 years old, he knows how to risk
the same prison sentence than an adult for this traffic. Several years of incarceration. Often,
small dealers arrested by Brian are even younger. He realizes
that he was taken even if he is a minor,
with a large amount narcotics. We don’t do that
every day, a kilo and a half. He knows he’s going
at least be incarcerated in juvenile prisons. In any event,
they are almost only minors which are the basis
drug trafficking. Those who lead
the networks are aware that they do not risk
much by being minors. They use these miners
to sell or to be lookouts. In 2012, in Toulon,
the men of the BAC solved a hundred cases
related to narcotics. If they share
the daily life of offenders by their side in the city, other police are
closer to the victims. Based like the BAC
at the Toulon central police station, men and women
Police Rescue receive more
200 calls every day. You are driving a little fast. fights, domestic violence,
road accidents. These police are
often first on site to care for the victims. Were you crossing?
– Yes. He hit you with the car?
– Yes. He left a long time ago?
– Not long ago. Calm down. local police,
they have to manage every day the violence of the defendants. It’s not
getting upset that you’ll get out. The petty offenses
are also part of their daily lives. An accident,
it is included in the insurance contract, they will tow you. Greg, 36, was born in Toulon. Police officer for more than ten years,
he does not consider his work without its social dimension. The police number is there. We are at the service of people,
it is above all a public service. The lady is old
we help both parties. We took ten minutes
to explain, okay. Patience and composure,
essential qualities for Police Rescue teams. Today an event
will test their nerves. Scooter, 50 centimeters
unbridled cubes, motocross and quads. For some years,
these vehicles invade the streets and sidewalks of Toulon. On the handlebars, young people
who take reckless risks to show off,
or to evade law enforcement. Greg is confronted
daily to this problem. They do anything with it
no helmet, no insurance, they make offenses
to the Highway Code with impunity. We try to do
stop the offence, to intervene. We put the flashing light,
we show them our presence, we ask to stop for the control. It doesn’t stop
the young, he accelerates, he burns fires,
takes big risks. For them,
I would say we don’t care a bit. They made their choice
but when they are poor people who walk on
the sidewalks, waiting for the bus, they can lose control
at any time and that’s a problem. After a few minutes of patrolling, Greg sees
two individuals without helmets on a quad. He wants to control them,
but the quad accelerates. Greg loses sight of the runaways
when suddenly at an intersection, they appear out of nowhere. He hit us. For Greg, it’s an assault
deliberate against the police. He can’t let her go unpunished. He calls all the units in reinforcement. You regain your composure. The quad is blue. The driver,
he’s a big one, he has a blue hood, they hit us
forward, and fled. To sow the police,
the quad print the narrow streets at very high speed. He takes reckless risks,
can kill a poor mama with his children, at speed
where it rolls and they have no qualms. The quad is gaining ground. Head to Beauceaire. We don’t let go anymore. It’s constantly changing
direction to cover their tracks. But Greg knows his city by heart. Beaucaire! Direction Beaucaire! He takes a right! Beaucaire by the primary school! After a few minutes,
Greg approaches the quad. He hopes to catch him
in one of the main arteries. Direction Florane,
it passes in front of the skate park. To the straight line, I take it. His car
lack of power. I don’t understand,
he had to take in the embankment. We are in Florane.
He got us in the Florane. In the land.
He’s not far, find him. Looked. The driver has disappeared
in the Florane district. Greg continues his hunt
in the heart of the city. Here, we will take a lot of stuff. We arrive. We get stoned,
objects are thrown from the tower. We will try to leave. At La Florane, single crews
are always targeted. Greg calls for help. In a few minutes,
all units on patrol on the outskirts of the city answer the call. A total of three vehicles
Emergency Police, a BST team
and one from the BAC. He ripped us off the front,
he hit us and ripped everything off. You have to find it for me. You find it for me
that it does not go unpunished. With such deployment,
the driver of the quad who snatched the front of Greg’s vehicle
has little chance of escaping. The luck we have in Toulon,
compared to big cities like Paris, Marseilles or Lyon, we stand together,
we’re all going to look for it. I guarantee you
that currently they are in the process to gravitate around this place
to be able to find it and we will find him. Greg has trouble digesting the aggression,
but he leaves on a mission. Very quickly, he spots
a motorcyclist who rides without a helmet. He’s a known guy in the service. Despite the sirens of the police,
the driver does not deign to slow down. Open the door.
Open, open the door! What are you waiting for to stop? What do you want ?
– Its good. We’re asking you to stop
how long are you going to wait to stop you? I stopped. We’ll see that. Greg realizes he’s on edge,
but he will soon recover. I let you go
and if there is anything, I call you back. We know you. Whatever, what? I don’t have time to process. We agree ?
– How are you. The adrenaline
can’t come down. It’s hard to come down. We gonna do whatever it takes
to come down quickly. Greg resumes his patrol
and a few minutes later… Once calmed down, he has a flash. We’ll get the one from yesterday. The driver will give me his name. He remembers having already crossed
the quad driver’s route. No later than the night before,
during a routine identity check. I have to remember
what is his name, we checked it,
he is the driver. He has a blue sweatshirt, he is jogging
and he’s really tough, it’s 120 kilos, 1m80. He is tall, a rugby player. The description of Greg
corresponds to that of an individual known to the police. In the middle of the evening,
the work of all the units alerts will pay off. The suspect is arrested
by another Police Rescue team. He is brought back to the central police station
for Greg to identify him. Bingo! It’s him. Yes it’s him. It matches, we checked it last night. There is no doubt. The man is known
by the three policemen, yet,
he proclaims his innocence. I have nothing to reproach myself with, madam. I tell you the truth,
I am a father like you. He did not do anything,
on initial findings. It’s him, he has the same outfit as yesterday. It is formally recognized,
you can’t go wrong, impossible. The man maintains his version
and even begins to become aggressive. Don’t talk with your hands sir. I don’t talk with my hands,
Madam, I am telling the truth. I have never seen you.
You talk about me that it’s me,
I do not understand. In the files of the police station,
Greg discovered an element which will strengthen his conviction. He has, as luck would have it, a quad
blue, 700 cubic centimeters, which corresponds to this. He is blue,
we have a partial registration. We’ll see if it’s his,
we’ll see if he moved, we’ll check. The suspect admits to being
owner of a blue quad, He denies being
involved in the accident. His vehicle would be
parked quietly in his parking lot. If it is damaged,
Greg will have irrefutable proof. But at the foot of the building, an unpleasant surprise
wait for the police. Hello Madam, there is a quad
who is usually parked here? Yes.
– A big blue quad? Yes.
– The quad is usually parked in front? The quad of the individual
disappeared and with him, any evidence of his guilt. There are no more quads, you can tell him. Come on, let’s bring it back. For Greg,
this disappearance is no coincidence. That’s the safety chain
who must surely connect the quad to this lamp post. We see that everything is one piece. There are no traces of weighing,
nor with pliers, nothing, neither the lock is damaged,
so to remove it, you have to have the key. It’s logic
and with luck he will tell us
that his quad 700 was stolen from him. As luck would have it, it’s a 700,
it’s a bruise, everything is the same. He’s going to tell us that we stole from him. They are getting smarter and smarter. Greg is convinced
that the owner of the quad is the driver who hit him. He thinks the suspect
simulated the theft of his vehicle to excuse himself. At the police station
to test the suspect, Greg tells him that the quad has disappeared. There are no more quads,
that’s all that’s left. Stop raving.
– Only that. Not your channel?
– Whether. There is nothing left. How is there nothing?
It should be reported stolen. You’re going to report it stolen. How there is nothing left,
What do I do now ? That’s why
I show it to you. That’s up to you.
– I’m going to be crazy. That’s all that’s left my big, that’s your quad. It’s yours ?
– This is my chain. The alleged theft of his quad
makes the individual mad with rage, nothing to convince
Greg of his innocence. He’s a great actor. He says they stole his quad, They’re all bad guys that it is a worthless city. Anyway, it ends like this,
they say the quad was stolen from them. The chain is not damaged,
will have to be justified. My officer said
He’s the one who’s going to take care of it all. The suspect is taken into custody. Greg hands over
to a judicial police officer which opens an investigation to determine
whether the individual is guilty. At the Toulon courthouse, under the orders of the Prosecutor
of the Republic, Mr Tarabeux, investigations
will last several weeks. For the prosecutor,
this file must be managed with the greatest firmness. This attack on a policeman
which is a serious matter, it’s something
which is regular and on which we are, as I said,
attentive and we are vigilant to provide the best answer. The guilt of the identified man
by Greg will eventually be established. After his trial, he will be
sentenced to two years in prison. A few hundred
meters from the court, in the city center,
everything seems peaceful. Like every morning,
many retirees fill their baskets
at the Lafayette market. They chose Toulon
for its sweetness of life. Yet some do not feel
safe in their city. Me, I never go out at night,
unless they drive me back. In the evening we no longer go out.
– In the evening, we are careful. There, I come back from the United States,
I walked freely and here, no, it’s not true? They rip off your necklace. Me, I was ripped off
my bag not too long ago. They go faster
just us, that’s all. I am 85 years old, I’m not going as fast as when I was 20. When an attack
of this type occurs, the alert is immediately
given to the central police station. Bag stolen from an 83-year-old person by
a 15-year-old boy who left on foot. For Brian and Sammy,
a manhunt begins. The men of the BAC
have few clues. On the spot
in contact with the victim. She’s a little granny who comes from
having his bag stolen in the neighborhood. She just had her bag stolen,
apparently a 15 year old who fled
towards a city well known in the industry. Small size,
dressed all in black. With so few elements, the police must
rely on luck. No other choice
than to systematically control all individuals
that match the report. Where are you from?
– Just back from the press briefing. You have nothing
particular about you? I have nothing. As always in business
of snatching, Brian and Sammy know that more
the minutes go by, the better the chance
to find the authors are dwindling. In Toulon, more than 600 attacks
of this type take place every year. After several hits
up top, Brian and Sammy spot at a bus stop
a young man who too corresponds to the description. We control it. Stand back, you introduce me
an ID. He seems a little nervous,
so Brian will attempt a bluff. Do you know why we control you?
– Narcotics? No.
– Why ? I do not know. I know. As permitted by law, they bring back
the young suspect at the police station to confront him with the victim. Come. Why are you panicking?
– I don’t know. You sweat in panic. I’m sweating
it’s normal, I’m waiting for the bus. Seen how panicked you are,
it’s weird though. Because I’m not used to
to get myself checked. You are not known to the police?
– Nope. OK. We bring back an individual which formally corresponds
reporting the bag theft. At the central police station,
the suspect is not going to confess and stay calm
to questions from the police. What are you doing ? I was at the cafe. What bus did you take
or what car? I took one.
– The one. It’s the first time
that I am being controlled, I have never stolen. I have been working for two years. At the other end of the hall, the victim is also heard. She is 83 years old. His attacker
at the age of his grandchildren. I was leaving my house. There were little young people trying
to step over the garden next to mine. I asked what they were doing. This has already been done to me at home. They told me they launched
their ball in the garden and they want it back. I said I was going to call the person
and I went to call the lady. I think there’s one who followed me
and I felt a shock in my back then I dropped the bag. Still stirred by the violence of the facts, the grandmother remembers
of the face of his attacker. She is not going
recognize the arrested teenager thirty minutes later
his arrival at the police station. He is therefore released. On him there is nothing. Not now. Without continuation. We identified it, we reported to the PJ, we’ll see
reports later. It continues ?
– Yes. The snatching took place
three hours ago now enough
to allow offenders to disappear in nature. While Brian and Régis
resume their patrol, a call from Central revives the case. There are two guys
one black and one in navy blue. They are bag thieves, they came
get the bag right now. They hid it
and picks it up by scooter. A relative of the old lady
spotted two individuals who prowled around on a scooter
around the place of the theft, himself on a motorbike, he tailed them
and notified the police. The driver
dropped off his passenger in town, then would have returned to an educational home. Brian, Regis and Sammy
go there urgently. On site, their precious
informant reports the suspect. The scooter I tracked it, it’s parked there, a little young
who has a red, white t-shirt. Thanks to this motorcycle driver
converted into an amateur detective, the men of the BAC find very quickly
the room of the alleged accomplice. I did not do anything.
– He’s got a scooter. Who was on the scooter?
– I was alone. Who were you with ?
– I was all alone. You were two.
– I was all alone. Régis isolates him to make him talk,
to denounce the other individual. Not really cooperative the suspect claims
to have only taken the taxi. I only know him today. You just got to know him today, he told you why
he asked you to bring him? He snatched a granny’s bag
83 years old today. He traumatized the little granny. It’s not my fault. Yes, but you provide the means
to pick up the proceeds of theft. The police won’t find
clue in teenager’s scooter. He won’t say anything more about his accomplice. Nothing suprising
for Régis, who is accustomed to this kind of behavior. It is quite common among young people,
they don’t want to talk about fear to retaliate
from their accomplice or the family of their accomplice. They will already fear for them,
they can get caught by four or five individuals
and get your face kicked at best,
and for business a little more important,
as in Marseilles, make you get shot. We’ll say
that it is the law of omerta and Toulon it’s a big town
and everyone knows each other. From the moment you swing, we will take you
for a scale. Fortunately for the police,
the witness who followed the scooter after the flight saw
the teenager drops off his compeer at the foot of this residence. We picked up one of the youngsters. We need to recover the perpetrator of the theft. It’s not
who stole the bag? Nope, he was offered
ten euros to recover the bag, but a priori,
there was nothing in the bag. Hiding the bag
immediately after stealing it, it allows him to walk
in the street without power to be arrested for
bag theft since he has nothing on him. Then the description was quite vague. According to neighbors, a young
would have rushed home. It’s the police.
Please come. In the apartment, Régis and Brian
run into an old acquaintance, a convicted person
recently for drug trafficking. He still wears an electronic bracelet. Twenty years old,
it does not match the description unlike his little brother. Who is there, the little brother? Regis and Brian
attempt a gamble. They call the police
to carry out a search. The police begin the search.
In the teenager’s closet, matching black jogging
to the one worn by the thief. It’s not mine,
it’s my little brother. It’s Mr. I wear S. Very quickly, Brian spots
also a torn handbag which resembles that of the old lady. A clue sufficient to lead
the young suspect at the police station. Did you get the bag?
– Yes. His mother once lived
a similar situation with its eldest. She breaks down and can’t hold back the slaps. Gently. It’s not mine. I tell you it’s not mine.
I have a head to steal? Shut your mouth ! It is not me !
– Shut your mouth ! He is placed
in custody ma’am. It’s over. From the entrance, the eldest slips to his brother
professional advice. Say nothing,
not cooperate. A strategy that the young
suspect will apply to the letter. In the stairs,
he simulates a fall, immediately causing
a violent reaction from the whole family. We didn’t touch him. My son !
– We didn’t touch him. Take me, I have you
told to take me with. Brian ignores the screams. According to him, the family would seek
especially to reverse the situation to create a loophole
in the indictment. There, it’s cinema
as they know the child stole. Suddenly they have the crisis of hysteria
as if he had been beaten and beaten. Why didn’t you tell me about the bag?
– It is not me. In the car,
the young suspect seems to be doing better and keep silent. For Brian, this guy
behavior is not surprising given the profile
of the alleged thief’s family. Yes, his big brother is known
for drug trafficking, they pass the torch. In families,
big brothers are delinquents and ask to deny, even if we have proof that’s the author
for this case of bag theft. He asks her to deny the facts. In addition, as he is a minor,
it’s always like that. In general, in these families,
the police are not welcome. For them,
we’re not nice guys. Does it annoy you? It annoys us
but it’s like that. Afterwards, in all the cities,
we know almost all the young people. We know
all offenders. Far from his big brother,
the young suspect has lost his composure
and breaks down in tears in front of Régis. Calm down, stop crying. Calms you. OK ? tears that
won’t be of much use if the bag found at his
is that of the victim. Do you recognize the bag?
– Yes. Is this your bag?
– Yes. That’s him, I described him like that. I am still shocked. It’s very easy
to attack a grandmother. The little grannies
do not pay attention, they will withdraw
many species. These are the old ones
and they are used to to have a lot of money at home. If ever
banks go bankrupt. Grandma is doing well a priori, she was shocked,
but she wasn’t hurt because sometimes when we tear if they hold
the bag a little and they fall, it can end
by fractures or even death. We will say that the granny
is doing very well. The minor who committed the theft
will be put on trial and summoned
before the juvenile judge. His 19-year-old accomplice,
the driver of the scooter, still awaiting judgment. In Toulon in 2013, flights
violently decreased slightly, but there are still two victims
each day on average. The police men
maintain their effort, especially since
old people are not anymore
the only preferred targets. In the streets of the city,
there are many teenagers to wear gadgets
overpriced hi-tech. In 2013, more than 300 telephones
were thus stolen in Toulon. For purse thieves,
temptation is everywhere, especially near colleges
where barely out of class, teenagers are easy targets. From behind,
they threaten us. For instance
when we walk, they are coming
like scum, he hits us. I know one who is
steal his cell phone. There is a girl yesterday
who had his iPad stolen in middle school. Me, my mother does not want
I bring my phone to school because she believes
that we can steal it. There is a girl,
she got mugged in the park. When I’m back,
I have a lump in my stomach, I’m in a hurry because
I’m afraid someone is following me or do something to me. At the central police station, a middle school student
14 year old just arrived. He was assaulted by two teenagers
who violently snatched his cell phone 20 minutes ago. I was out of college
I had to go out at half past four but one of the teachers was not there. I was only able to see a little of their clothes. Firstly,
they asked you the time, right? Yes. And next
and one of them grabbed me. Yes, by the neck.
– They strangled you? Like that. An untenable story
for his mother who prefers to isolate herself. We try not to
show it, but the lyrics it hurts me to know
that he was assaulted, that we took it,
torn, thrown to the ground. It’s true that it scares me. I thought that
it would never happen. I did not know
that people were like that. The assault took place
in the west of Toulon where are they concentrated
many difficult neighborhoods, in particular three cities:
le Jonquet, la Florane and Pontcarral. In this area
occur every day BST police officers. The specialized field brigade. Pierre, Major and 22 years old
of police, leads this unit. How are you ? It has been a long time.
-Yes. Peter is loaded
to find people who assaulted the schoolboy
and stole his cell phone. He knows by heart
this sector where college and risk areas are very close. You have the neighborhood
Pontcarral which is located here, the college of La Marquisanne, Aleppo Pines College
which is halfway. You have the Florane,
the Jonquet which is a little higher. The specificity,
it’s that you don’t have a huge city to the west,
at the very top of the grouped city, there are really several
quarters spread over the whole from the west of Toulon. In other cities,
there are important neighborhoods grouped together in the same sector,
Marseille with the northern districts. It’s true that here in Toulon,
these are more small quarters, but you have several. To stop the thieves Peter and his colleagues will have to intervene
at the heart of this sensitive area. They know they risk
to be taken apart. they therefore equip themselves accordingly. For Pierre, this theft is
terribly banal. Often isolated young people
coming out of college or who find themselves
in front of guys from cities who benefit from it. They are often 13-year-old kids, 14 years old, really young
and who suffer a lot of trauma because they are taken
by two or three guys, beaten often, they have telephones in their hands
at 600-700 euros on resale who necessarily
make some offenders happy. Often minor offenders,
but capable of extreme violence to snatch their precious booty. He is 14 years old, kicked.
That’s terrible. They are merciless
if ever they resist too much, they are able
to leave him K.O on the ground. In the Jonquet,
we are going to turn we have a report,
so you never know. Peter knows well
the young delinquents of Jonquet. Most would rather be homebodies. Come on, let’s try
to find them. BST police officers
believe that the attackers live near college
where they committed the theft. One of them carries
a white bucket hat and a blue sweater. After a quick round in the city, the police spot
a young person corresponding to the description. And it will go. Peter decides
to call him on the spot. But in the hall,
no trace of the suspect. He fled while
the police were busy with the young people left behind. I see with the BAC
to make a pincer, try to control them,
we let them come back and settle down again. In this district, all the buildings communicate with each other by corridors. I’ll show you where they go
so you see on the right a door, they go out there,
they come face to face afterwards. We’ll take a look. The team leaves nothing to chance. They will check
the first neighboring building. Hop, and one. You put your hands on the wall. Stroke of luck,
he comes face to face with the suspect who didn’t even take
bother to hide. Why are you taking it? Why are you taking it?
– He ran. When they leave, Pierre
and his colleagues are taken to task. Projectiles fly, they know that here,
the situation can change very quickly. The police leave the scene. We are not welcome, it happens to us
to make us rock by period, but it rarely lasts. The suspect is barely 17 years old,
but already a lot of insurance and obviously
a very good knowledge of the Penal Code. If we ever have
something to blame you for and you’re in custody,
do you want to see a doctor? A doctor and especially my lawyer.
– Alright, your lawyer too. Do you want us to inform your family?
– Yes. Have you ever been in custody?
– Yes. For which motive ?
– Threat. Sentenced for threats. At the central police station,
the young suspect will be heard by a law enforcement officer. In the meantime, he remains silent. For Peter,
this attitude is very suspicious. I find you very serene, you do not ask
of questions. You say you didn’t do anything stupid. It is expected that
you ask me a million questions. We are not used to to bring people back
like this, for fun, take a free tour of the police station. The teenager continues
his well-rehearsed speech. He says he has nothing to be ashamed of. On him, the police
find two cannabis bars. We weren’t there for that, at the start,
– We didn’t come for nothing. Peter is convinced that he is
the author of the attack on the schoolboy. He therefore organizes what
the police call a tapestry. The victim is taken
behind one-way glass in an attempt to identify his attacker. I don’t know if you
see him well, he will turn around. Is it him? I do not know. You are not sure?
– Not sure. Does he look like this? The jacket looks like. If it’s not him, say so
but if you have any doubts… The face tells me something. But not the hair. The teenager hesitates.
Often for fear of reprisals, the victims give up
to denounce their attacker. Pierre tries to reassure him. I feel like
that you are very afraid, if you say it’s him,
but I’m scared, you will never have to deal with him again. That, I guarantee you. I am not sure.
– Not sure ? OK, no worries. Let’s go. The victim has too much doubt
to be able to go further. He’s still in shock at the same time, he is afraid. What I feared a little,
it is that fear makes him recoil. It sure is frustrating because it leaves me with a strong doubt
anyway, but that’s not enough. The alleged thief understood
that he was suspected to be the author of an attack,
also understood that the police had no evidence against him. Always confident,
he will try to turn the situation around. Are you sure or not? You did not succeed
to put it on my back. You want to put two barrettes on me. I am a consumer. We’ll stop talking. I’m not inventing hash bars. I want my lawyer. Morality is enough now. Without the testimony of the victim,
BST police officers are forced to release the suspect. They failed to blame me, they wanted to stick me a deal. They just have nothing to reproach me with at all.
It’s just a summons. This time, Pierre had to
just verbalize the teenager for possession of narcotics. But no time to feel sorry. Peter and his team
go on patrol in the cities of Toulon. Few weeks later,
Sunny days are back. On the Haven
the terraces come to life slowly. At the central police station,
it’s already effervescence. All units are on alert. Like every year,
robberies and brawls increase with temperature,
without forgetting the attacks committed, sometimes for futile reasons,
by some locals a little too bloody. Brian and Regis
go on a mission. This morning,
they team up with Sammy. Barely out of the police station,
an emergency call sounds. Black tracksuit, orange band. I am entrenched
in the building. There is an MP crew on site. Well received. A young man allegedly assaulted
a teenage girl with a knife. The police cross
the city as soon as possible. In Toulon as
all the cities of the South, there is hot blood
so it can escalate quickly. Then it could end in homicide. We take
all business seriously. You still have to
intervene quickly. On the spot, the municipal police are waiting Regis and Sammy
to enter the apartment. The door was open. The armed young man
may be hidden in one of the rooms. It’s the police, is anyone there? How is he ? North African, blond hair
dyed in black joggers with yellow stripes,
orange, Adidas and light t-shirt. In the kitchen, an open window
overlooks the roofs of the residence. An ideal vanishing point. No one left. On the right it’s complicated to escape. It’s closed downstairs. You have not seen
an individual jump on the roofs? No.
– Ok thank you. This resident
said he saw no one. The space is indeed perfectly calm. The aggressor seems to have vanished. Apartment, door open. We looked inside, nobody. On exterior windows,
we checked on the roof, where he could
run away, we got nothing. The top of the building remains to be checked. In panic,
the attacker may have fled on the floors and on the third,
a door is ajar. Hello it’s the police, there is no one
who came home? No.
– OK, thanks. False alarm, Régis
continue the search. On the ground floor,
the victim is still there. Minor, she was
with her college friends and was talking with a young boy
when the aggressor appeared. I am his ex.
He didn’t attack me. He assaulted the young
because he made me like that, but he did not touch me. The young man told him
don’t hit the girls, and then he left
and he came back with a knife. It was indeed a bread knife. A bread knife with the teeth in it? Yes.
– OK. It would be a story of the heart. The attacker is the ex-fiancé of the victim. He would live on the ground floor, in the woman who claimed
haven’t seen anyone. Upon entering the apartment,
Régis immediately falls on the suspect. Hello Sir. Did you have anything with you?
– No, just my phone. No knife?
– Nope. Where is the knife? After his stroke,
Romeo is back at his mother’s.
Faced with the police, he recognizes the facts but denies brandishing a knife. He claims to have threatened his ex-fiancé
with a piece of wood. I threw a wedge at him. Where is the hold? I threw it away. Where ? I ran, I don’t know anymore sir. That’s it ? Mother and son,
would he make fun of the police? Régis is well decided
to put the young man in his place. I have trouble with him. It’s not easy, he answers. You feel superior.
– How ? You feel superior. I am not superior,
I do my job. Why are you holding me like this? Because. I am not a dog. I agree. You do not have
four legs again. Dogs are not handcuffed. How old are you ?
– 24 years. It would be time
think about it, right? You work ?
– Nope. By attacking
people you won’t find a job. The young man
will be taken to the police station. For the BAC team, keep staying
to find the gun. To make him talk
Sammy will use the gentle method. Where was the knife?
Where is he really? It’s no use saying I don’t know. Yes, but where is he? In the kitchen ?
– Yes. It’s not serious,
small, medium or large. The method pays,
the young person half-recognizes that he used a knife. To cut the meat,
it’s either that one. You don’t cut meat with it. I have no idea. Without surprise,
as in all the kitchens of the world, the knives are overflowing from the drawers. Girl come. Only the victim can identify the good one. In the lobby, due to
his ties to the attacker she freaks out. I can’t. I can’t,
She’s my ex-mother-in-law. But facing the weapon,
she will soon recover her senses. Is this the right length? Mrs,
Thank you. Goodbye.
– Good bye, sir. Not more panicked than that? A priori his son does nothing but nonsense. We asked if anyone
came home, she said no. She protects her son,
which is somewhat normal. One of the victims recognizes
the knife that the individual used. He told us
that he hid it in the drawer. Parents are not
not panic more than that. However, their son is not
at his first deviation. Already arrested for port
Illegal Knife, it would be customary
violent outbursts of jealousy. He had already been violent with you?
– Yes. How ?
– Hitting me. Not loud but he was raising his hand to me. He can’t stand the fact
I talk to other boys. He is very nervous. Were you afraid of him?
– Yes. Here I am shocked
even if it wasn’t towards me. The police officers of the BAC
lead the victims at the central police station
to register their complaint. As for the jealous lover,
Brian has reached to put him in confidence
to get him to trust. What is the story ?
– About my ex. She pissed me off, my nerves went up. I freaked out,
I went to talk to him. There was the guy
with his girlfriend, he starts talking. I caught my ex
by the neck, I told him to come. The guy tells me that I hit him. I said nothing. He sat down,
continued to talk. I went home,
I came back with a knife. If you had a gun
Instead, you took a gun. We don’t settle a dispute
of ex couple with a knife. We have to move on,
there are many women. More women than men. I don’t care I have plenty of girls. Purpose you are in custody. The story will not be enough to soften Brian. The man will be summoned
at the prosecutor. He faces up to three years in prison.
for threats with a weapon. Regis, Brian and Sammy
resume their patrol in the center of Toulon. With their colleagues
Police Rescue and the BST, they square tirelessly
the arteries of the city. In 2013, these three units
carried out more than 16,000 interventions and arrested nearly 5,000 individuals in the capital of the Var.

À Toulon, la délinquance ne dort jamais. Pendant un an, nos équipes ont suivi les femmes et les hommes du commissariat central au cœur d’une lutte quotidienne contre les vols, les violences et les trafics qui secouent la capitale du Var. De l’intuition décisive qui permet d’arrêter deux braqueurs en fuite aux opérations coups de poing contre les réseaux de stupéfiants dans les cités, chaque intervention révèle la tension permanente qui pèse sur les policiers.

Délinquance dans le Var un an a…

Vols à l’arraché, agression d’un collégien, mineurs entraînés dans les trafics, hostilité dans certains quartiers, filatures manquées, guet-apens : ce film montre le réel, sans filtre. Il raconte aussi le traumatisme des victimes, l’omerta qui paralyse l’enquête, et l’ingéniosité des équipes qui travaillent jour et nuit pour protéger 550 000 habitants.

Dans les rues, dans les cages d’escaliers, dans les cités, sur le port, les interventions s’enchaînent, parfois sous les projectiles, parfois dans la peur, toujours avec détermination. Une immersion puissante au cœur du travail policier.

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