Lyon. The shady attitude alerts the police, a duo stopped in their tracks in a TCL metro station

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It all started on Sunday December 15, 2024 around 5:30 p.m., when a police patrol spotted two individuals with suspicious behavior in the area of ​​the Part-Dieu SNCF station, in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.

The police carried out a check, and thus succeeded in discovering the loot from the caravan thefts, including a bulletproof vest and handcuffs.

The duo was arrested, taken into police custody and then convicted by the courts.

Shady behavior

The two men spotted by police officers on patrol in the busy area from the Part-Dieu station were seen hiding behind a pole to look, without being worried, at what was in a computer bag.

The duo then rushed into the line B metro station. The police quickly decided to take action by launching a control directly on the dock.

The discoveries then followed one another.

Weapons and stolen items

In the bag where a computer was present, there was also a large tear gas canister. One of the individuals was also in possession of a switchblade knife, and damning evidence was found in his sports bag.

Alongside a cell phone were a bulletproof vest and a pair of handcuffs used by the national police.

Enough to arrest the two suspects and place them in police custody.

A police officer victim of a caravan theft

To find the victims of these thefts, investigators only had to search the suspects’ bags since “identification elements” were present.

At the same time, the Roanne (Loire) police station was contacted, because two complaints for thefts from cars that could match had been recorded. Facts which dated from the night of December 14 to 15, 2024, a few hours before the arrest in Part-Dieu.

A complainant had seen her window broken by a manhole coverjust like a police officer who saw professional belongings disappear. The victims ended up going to Lyon to recover their belongings.

Convictions

The two accused, of no fixed address, aged 20 and 21were interviewed by the police. Already known to the courts, they partially admitted the facts.

Presented in immediate appearance this Wednesday, December 18, the two men were sentenced to eight months in prisonwith partial revocation of a previous probationary suspension for the youngest, and revocation of a previous simple suspension for the second.

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