Toulouse. On the bus or the metro, the evil duo carefully chose their targets

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Ah, the 30s! Its Art Deco buildings. Its post-stock market crash economic crisis, maousse version. Its skyrocketing rise in extremism. And this flock of little French people, born in Toulouse or elsewhere, to one day defend the homeland against the centuries-old enemy from across the Rhine. Citizens who have since become venerable old men, after having gone through the worst horrors of the past century.

Their hunting ground? Public transport

These are mainly these 90 year old seniors that a “duo of cunning young criminals”, according to a police sourceToulouse Newstargeted in public transport of the Tisséo network. Bus, metro.

Originating from Eastern Europe, this 15 year old boy and this girl a year his junior – both claiming to be barely 12 years old – identified their future victims solely with the ravages of time.

“They spotted them on the bus or the metro and followed them to the shops and the ATM. When these elderly people paid or withdrew money, the duo remembered the secret code, before stealing the bank card by trick in the stride”.

A great classic of theft by trickery which unfortunately thrives in the Pink City.

Seven victims have already filed complaints

In total, seven complaints landed on the desk of the Property Crime Squad (BAB), between the months of September and December 2024. “Most of the victims are women, but there are also men. And the list could grow,” explains an investigator.

Estimated damage at this stage: around 2000 euros. In contactless shopping or withdrawals of species. Thanks to technical investigations, and relying on images of cameras of Tisséo and the Villethe police managed to identify the suspects. “Already known to the services”. Then to spot them on Monday December 16, and to challenge them. Extended police custody. Their placement under judicial supervision will it be likely to reassure those born in the 1930s?

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