Faced with the fed up of mayors in Seine-et-Marne, tuning gatherings are banned

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The latest tuning gatherings were the straw that broke the camel’s back for the elected officials of Seine-et-Marne. On November 2, 2024, more than 2,000 cars are gathered in the parking lot of the Villiers-en-Bière shopping center, engines roaring. But the evening will quickly get out of hand, ending in “damage and scuffles, requiring the intervention of the CRS”, specifies the prefecture.

Police officers targeted during tuning rally

A week later, it was in the Melun sector that the police were forced to intervene to put an end to several gatherings of cars and motorcycles engaged in “wild runs”, involving 1,500 vehicles. During this evening, the police were attacked, being the target of projectile jets and of fireworks mortars. Police officers were also targeted by rows of trolleys thrown towards them. “The police had to use weapons of defense and dissuasion on this occasion,” explains the prefecture, which emphasizes that “these gatherings caused serious disturbances to public order and a police officer was arrested. hurt “.

16 places targeted by the ban by the prefect of Seine-et-Marne

To put an end to these gatherings and wild runs, the prefect of Seine-et-Marne, Pierre Ory, took the decision, on November 22, to sign a prefectural decree prohibiting gatherings of people and vehicles “including objective is to carry out tuning and running demonstrations.

This decree targets particular sectors, well known to be preferred gathering places. This decree is in force every weekend, from Friday 5 p.m. to Monday 6 a.m., from November 15, 2024 to January 2, 2025.

The places affected by the order:

• Carré Sénart in Lieusaint,
• Carrefour store in Villiers-en-Bière,
• Bois Sénart shopping center in Cesson,
• Eden shopping center in Servon,
• Leroy Merlin car park in Collégien,
• Carrefour shopping center in Pontault-Combault,
• Chamlys in Dammarie-les-Lys,
• Carrefour les Sentiers in Claye-Souilly,
• ZAC of the Ambresis in Villeparisis,
• avenue Joseph-Paxton in Ferrières-en-Brie,
• Total Ferrière service station on the A4,
• Total Bussy-Saint-Georges service station on the A4,
• Total Réau service station, Gallande area, on the A5b
• Super U car park, Couilly-Pont-Aux-Dames commercial area
• Intermarché car park in Fontenay-Trésigny, exit RN4,
• Intermarché parking lot in Sept-Sorts.

Violators of this ban risk confiscation of their vehicle and heavy fines.

Friday November 20, 2024, the prefect of Val-d'Oise he also took a similar decision to prohibit any gathering on its territory after evenings had also degenerated, in particular towards the police who were targeted.

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