He led a raid throughout Finistère.
A 48-year-old man was arrested Monday in Landerneau at the wheel of a car reported stolen the day before, we learned from the Brest prosecutor's office.
In police custody, the individual admitted the facts.
To the great surprise of the investigators, he also confessed to having committed a whole series of thefts in a few days.
He thus admitted having stolen five vehicles between January 12 and 15 in Brest and in several municipalities of the department.
On January 13, this professional lumberjack also tried to rob a bar-tabac in Saint-Albin by breaking the front door and breaking the windows of the business.
Home-jacking and attempted burglary
The same day, the individual also broke into a house in Melgven, this time stealing the keys to a car.
At the end of his police custody, the suspect in this series of thefts was brought before the Brest public prosecutor on Wednesday.
He will be tried on June 18 before the criminal court.
While awaiting trial, he was placed under judicial supervision.
Miscellaneous facts
Isère: Loot worth 1.5 million euros found the day after the theft
Miscellaneous facts
La Rochelle: A firefighter ambulance stolen and degraded at the rescue center
Flight
Thief
Heist
Brest
Brittany
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