A new action put in place to secure the town center of Pamiers

Actions carried out by the State in Pamiers continue. After the Place Nette operation from October 8 to 10, a new operation was organized on Tuesday November 12 in the presence of Delphine Lemaire, chief of staff of the prefect of Ariège. Accompanied by Laurent Garceau, departmental director of the Ariège national police (DDPN 09), as well as the border police, Delphine Lemaire was able to attend several checks in the city center.

“At the request of the prefect of Ariège, Simon Bertoux, we have obtained additional police resources, allocated by the Interdepartmental Directorate of the National Police of Toulouse. They make it possible to secure the station and its surroundings with personnel specialized in transport, as well as with more versatile personnel who reinforce the colleagues of the national police attached to the Pamiers police station in the city center”, indicated the chief of staff of the prefect of Ariège.

Directly linked to the violent brawl which shook the streets of the city with three bell towers, this new operation aims to respond to the concerns of the Appameans. “This follows recent news items, sometimes violent, observed in the town center of Pamiers. There are brawls, an occupation of the public domain which can lead to disturbances of public order, traders who demand a police presence “We have heard these messages and the staff of the Pamiers public security district are fully mobilized.”

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Reinforcements from Toulouse and Foix

Until the end of November, several similar operations will be organized every week. This Tuesday, the Appamean police officers could count on the presence of 14 police officers from Toulouse, as well as colleagues from Foix. The latter have already been present in Pamiers for several weeks to participate in Place Nette operations. From December, the police station should benefit from the arrival of an additional police officer.

“There are around twenty staff currently present on this security operation, both in the city center and at the station,” assures Commissioner Laurent Garceau, of DDPN 09. “These operations are also made possible thanks to to judicial requisitions issued by the public prosecutor.”
Throughout the afternoon, the police carried out numerous checks, asserting their presence in the streets, to the great dismay of some passers-by.

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Although the feeling of insecurity is shared by many local residents, Commissioner Laurent Garceau emphasizes that delinquency remains stable in the city of three bell towers, compared to previous years. Also present for the occasion, Frédérique Thiennot, mayor of Pamiers, said she was satisfied with these reinforcements. “Pamiers is experiencing the same problems as other cities of more or less similar size. The city is increasing initiatives to strengthen security on its streets. We have installed new cameras and revised all existing systems.”

Saturday November 9, Delphine Lemaire, chief of staff of the prefect of Ariège, was already in Pamiers with Frédérique Thiennot to meet and listen to the concerns of traders.

It should be remembered that numerous patrols are organized jointly between the national and municipal police in the streets of Pamiers.