In Marseille, in full confinement, the police have just arrested three young men suspected of having stolen the contents of the safes of around thirty Ehpad in the Bouches-du-Rhône in recent months. The amount of the damage is estimated for the moment at 100,000 euros in jewelry and 20,000 euros in cash. 

Confinement does not deter burglars. Three young men in their twenties, suspected of being responsible for thefts from around thirty nursing homes in Bouches-du-Rhône, have just been arrested by the police in Marseille. The trio visited two Ehpad a week, at night, to directly attack the safes, generally located in the management offices, where all the residents' values ​​are stored: jewelry, cash, bank cards with codes ... They never used violence, and did not carry weapons. They were equipped with a simple crowbar to unseal the chests.

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Investigation made complicated by containment

The perpetrators then shared the booty without worrying about the emotional shock of the residents, even during periods of confinement. This is what motivated, among others, the investigators to arrest them as quickly as possible, which was not easy. "It was very complicated for us," admits David Brugère, head of departmental security in Bouches-du-Rhône. 

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"Doing the spinning as they were done, for several weeks 24 hours a day, behind experienced people used to being followed by the police, imagine that during the confinement, for us, it was very complicated", details- he. "On the street, especially at night, you don't have many cars and it was very complex."

"Why attack retirement homes? Because it was easy"

David Brugère observes that "the confinement did not stop them, on the contrary! This is also what strongly motivated the investigators because the target population is ultra sensitive, very affected by the Covid, so we were really keen to neutralize them quickly as the pace continued. "

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And to the question "why attack retirement homes?", The perpetrators replied "because it was easy". The amount of the damage is currently estimated at 100,000 euros for jewelry, 20,000 euros for cash, not counting the money drawn from the distributor.