“Reaffirm the virtues to which we are attached”: the Côtes-d’Armor gendarmes celebrate Sainte-Geneviève

Since May 18, 1962, she has been recognized as the patroness and protector of the French gendarmerie. The military celebrates Sainte-Geneviève every year for its values ​​of courage and dedication to the population. “An inspiring model,” praised Colonel Stéphane Privat, commander of the Côtes-d’Armor gendarmerie group, during the ceremony organized at the Saint-Brieuc town hall on Thursday, November 28. It constitutes an anchor point to reaffirm the virtues to which we are attached. »

30 000 interventions

This solemn meeting was an opportunity for the gendarmes to recall the strong moments which have punctuated their work in recent months such as “the agricultural movements, the reinforcements brought during the 40th anniversary of the Landing and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the system summer protection of the population,” quoted Colonel Privat. Not to mention the 30,000 daily interventions, “some of which involved the physical integrity” of the 742 soldiers and 400 reservists present in the Côtes-d'Armor department.

Tribute to the deceased

Tribute was also paid to the major of the departmental road safety squadron (EDSR) who was seriously injured in June 2024 in a road accident while he was on duty. The Public Prosecutor of Saint-Brieuc, Nicolas Heitz, also had a word for Major Jean-Christophe Bolloch, who died on duty in Eure during an arrest of drug traffickers in October 2022. And recalled that currently, the soldiers in the sector are actively working in the search for the missing young teenager from Pabu.