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While other Gers radars are out of service after being covered or surrounded by wheels, that of Gazaupouy located on the edge of the D 931 was the subject of a fire.
The Gers radars have not had an easy time in recent days. In the department, the majority were sheltered from the cold during multiple actions by agricultural unions. If they are eventually put back into service, one of them will definitely no longer flash. The fixed radar located in Gazaupouy, on the D 931 between Condom and Agen, was destroyed by the flames. Short circuit or deliberate act? The criminal origin of the fire has not yet been confirmed.
Last July, in Lasseran, a turret radar positioned on the edge of the RN 21 was sabotaged, set on fire, then cut up at the base. A reprehensible act and strongly condemned by the authorities. This fire, like the previous one, will be the subject of a thorough investigation. For its part, the agricultural union of Rural Coordination declines all responsibility.
Several hundred damages recorded in just a few years
Between 2018 and 2022, no less than 325 acts of minor damage have been recorded in the Gers department. 18 serious damages could be repaired and 16 were non-repairable. An observation which places Gers in 31st place among the departments in which radars are the most vandalized according to ANTAI.
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The RN 21 turret radar severed in Lasseran in the Gers
Remember that any damage to radar constitutes an offense listed in the Penal Code. For displaying stickers, making graffiti, obscuring or covering the windows of a radar, the person responsible for the damage risks a fine of up to 15,000 euros and a community sentence.
For destroying or damaging a radar (fire, theft, explosion), the person responsible for the damage risks a fine of up to 75,000 euros and 5 years of imprisonment. Finally, collective action or action carried out by a concealed individual significantly increases the penalties provided for: up to 100,000 euros fine and 7 years of imprisonment.
