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Originally from Brittany, Fabrice Jan, 54, took up his position as chief of staff of the DDPN (Departmental Directorate of the National Police) from Tarn-et-Garonne to Montauban after a rich career in the Paris region. A journey marked by his intervention during the attack against Samuel Paty.
Since December, Fabrice Jan, 54, has held the position of chief of staff of the Departmental Directorate of the National Police in Tarn-et-Garonne (DDPN 82). Third in the order of command of the Montauban police station, he succeeds Commander Jérôme Bez, who retired last October.
This Breton native, with a rich and demanding career in the Paris region, chose to join the commune for personal reasons: “I wanted to get closer to my partner, also a police officer, who works in the judicial action division of the police station “, he confides.
A journey shaped by judicial experience
Born in Auray, in Morbihan, Fabrice Jan joined the ranks of the national police in 1998. After solid training in Law, notably at the University of Rennes, he began his career in August 1999 in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, in the Yvelines. Assigned to the local police, he notably covers the town of Chanteloup-les-Vignes, an area marked by urban violence and drug trafficking, famous for having served as the setting for the film “La Haine” by Mathieu Kassovitz.
“It was a very educational, constructive assignment, one of the best of my career, with very strong memories during the urban riots where a car-ram stormed the police station,” he recalls.
Fabrice Jan quickly moved towards the legal field, where he excelled in complex investigations involving violent thefts, break-ins and even urban violence. Promoted to captain in 2008, he took charge of an urban security brigade (BSU) in Herblay (Val-d'Oise), before joining Cergy-Pontoise in 2014, where he was promoted to the rank of commander.
But among all the affairs that mark his career, one particularly marks the man and the professional. On October 16, 2020, he intervened in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine after the assassination of Samuel Paty, beheaded by a Chechen terrorist.
“I was part of the legal team that arrived on site to make the first findings. What I saw that day, I will never forget. We are never prepared for such barbarity,” he testifies.
Montauban, a new stage
After twenty-five years in the Paris region, this assignment constitutes a turning point in his career. As chief of staff of DDPN 82, he assumes a key role, focused on coordination and management. He is responsible for supervising police training, analyzing security statistics and ensuring compliance with ethics. “My role mainly consists of streamlining exchanges between services,” he explains, while supervising a team of five civil servants.
A seasoned sportsman
Outside of his duties, Fabrice Jan cultivates another passion: sport. An experienced cyclist and marathon runner, he has participated in 150 races, including around twenty marathons. With his partner, he is currently preparing for his third consecutive marathon, the Mont Ventoux half-marathon.
“We train four times a week. This demanding discipline requires rigor and surpassing oneself, values that I also find in my profession,” he concludes with conviction.
