On Saturday February 26, an official assigned to Paris was found dead in his car, in Noisy-le-Grand (Seine-Saint-Denis), reports Actu Seine-Saint-Denis.

It is already the 16th suicide in the ranks of the police since the beginning of the year 2022.

Sentinels to spot vulnerable police officers

This 30-year-old man had been wanted for three days.

It was her brother who reported her missing.

He would have used his service weapon to kill himself.

The police headquarters posted a message of support to his relatives on his Twitter account.

United and united, the agents of the @prefpolice associate themselves with the pain of the family of this police officer assigned to the #DOPC, missing for several days and found this morning after ending his life. #EspritDeCorps pic.twitter. com/KfRYIjgghD

– Prefecture of Police (@prefpolice) February 26, 2022

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Faced with this wave of suicides, the government recently decided to accelerate the deployment of the Sentinels, these police officers trained to spot their weakened colleagues.

They are 41 to have been trained in 2021. The objective is to have a pool of nearly 2,000 Sentinels by the end of 2022.

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