It's about 2:30 a.m. Sunday 1is December when the Blondeau couple was awakened by a loud noise at their grocery store, located rue du Val-d'Amour, in Augerans. A store that they opened on November 23, 2022. Jérôme, the husband, comes down immediately. But it is already too late: the burglar(s) have fled. “By the time I got down, it didn't last more than 30 seconds, they just had time to steal the cash register. The front of the grocery store is destroyed. We think that the theft was done with a ram car,” explains the grocer.
They head towards Belmont
The Dole PSIG arrived first on the scene, followed by a gendarmerie patrol from the Chaussin COB. The gendarmes take note of the clues found on site to establish the first elements of the investigation. Notable fact: the determination of the thieves who could have been noticed by witnesses: an event was held in the village hall, located right next to the grocery store. According to the testimonies collected, the party-goers did not see or hear anything. The only formally established element, with the theft, the perpetrators left in the direction of Belmont.
“All these efforts destroyed”
To protect the grocery store, a craftsman from the neighboring town came to help the couple with caulking the storefront this Sunday morning. The couple wants the window to be replaced as quickly as possible given that the holiday period is important for an activity like theirs. Jérôme Blondeau, Sunday 1is December, declared himself distraught: “We are working hard to keep a grocery store alive in a rural area, in the space of a few seconds, all these efforts are destroyed.” The mayor, Alain Dejeux, went to the site to learn the first elements concerning this theft, the damage of which has not yet been determined.
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