"Precise descriptions" of their family: in Essonne, police officers targeted by tags

Gauthier Delomez 4:10 p.m., October 13, 2021

INTERVIEW

In Essonne, police officers discovered tags targeting them in a building in a city of Vigneux-sur-Seine on Tuesday.

These police forces are targeted personally, with their last name, first name and sometimes even the name of their children.

An unacceptable discovery for Jérôme Jimenez, police officer and communication manager for the UNSA Police union in Île-de-France.

"There is still a feeling of concern for the family" of these police officers of the BAC, he affirms at the microphone of Romain Desarbres in 

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"A growing feeling of insecurity"

The police saw these messages during an anti-narcotics operation in a city of Vigneux-sur-Seine, explains Jérôme Jimenez. "When we arrested someone in possession of narcotic materials, we usually go to prospect in nearby places and discover possible hideouts or others," he said on Europe 1.

What is new in these tags is that they mention the names of the police officers concerned.

"Insults on the police, we are used to it. What alarms us today is the amount of information that has been collected," warns the union representative of UNSA Police.

"We are talking about 15 police officers who have been identified and targeted, with precise descriptions of the family circle", he specifies, alerting to the well-being of these agents: "This is where we can talk a feeling of insecurity which is growing for some police officers who remain in difficult neighborhoods ".

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Easily identifiable police officers

Jérôme Jimenez believes that the offenders could easily have had this private information in several ways.

"The police are used to working for many years in the same town so they are quickly identified," he explains.

Also, officials must leave their name during legal proceedings, especially after police custody.

Finally, "with research on social networks, we can clearly identify the police," continues the trade unionist.

Faced with this phenomenon, Jérôme Jimenez invites the police to be "careful" on the Internet, but he does not advise them to withdraw from social networks. "It would be down to one knee" in the face of these delinquents, he concedes. The trade unionist finally reports on the dangers weighing on those close to these police forces. "There is still a feeling of worry for the family. The police are not afraid to go to work in difficult neighborhoods, and they are not worried about them personally. But here, the gravity is about the fact. that we have clearly identified the members of a family, ”says Jérôme Jimenez.

An investigation was opened by the Evry prosecutor's office.

The police officers concerned will file a threat complaint against a person holding public authority.