At the start of the evening, this December 24, 2024, at the Tours police station, the atmosphere was not like New Year's Eve festivities for the police officers on duty. Chief Brigadier Carlos Gracio, in charge of the police force for this Christmas night, was already hard at work. Several interventions by the brigades covering the district had to be managed by the judicial police officer.
“Check the profile of the people reported”
Between the disappearance of a five-year-old girl who had temporarily escaped her mother's vigilance in La Riche and the domestic violence reported in Joué-lès-Tours, the Touraine police officers were engaged in different places.
The little girl fortunately returned home unharmed. A relief for the chief brigadier. “It is my role to guide the staff in the field, he indicates. I also consult the files to check the profile of the people reported in order to also know what colleagues will be faced with. »
In the room of the judicial action division, a young man who has just been taken into police custody is interviewed by a guard officer. Another was arrested a few minutes earlier while driving a car stolen the same morning. “I requested the intervention of an interpreter for himindicates Carlos Gracio. Because he is a foreigner and does not speak French. »
In direct contact with the duty magistrate
The chief brigadier is also in contact with the duty lawyers' duty platform and with the magistrate on duty this Christmas night at the Tours public prosecutor's office. “When a person is placed in police custody, the magistrate is notified immediately by emailspecifies the head of service. The lawyer can be called in the middle of the night to assist the person in custody during the procedure. »
Christmas is conducive to domestic violence and suicides
Brigadier-chef Carlos Gracio Tours
Premises are also available to lawyers, close to the custody cells of the Tours police station. A small room with a table and two stools, just enough to talk for a few moments. Five people are in the police station cells at the start of this evening.
The cells for minors are empty, as are those used to detain illegal aliens.
“I have to make the findings”
Upstairs, the information and command center receives live messages from the field and calls to 17.
“This evening, personnel are particularly monitoring religious sites such as the Saint-Martin basilica and the Saint-Gatien cathedralindicates Carlos Gracio. But also sensitive neighborhoods. We fear car fires less than at New Year's but you never know. Christmas is conducive to domestic violence and, unfortunately, suicide. »
Earlier in the day, the lifeless body of a young woman was discovered in the toilets of the Atlantes shopping center, unfortunately illustrating the words of the police officer.
On the microphone, information crackles from personnel on the ground: a fatal fire is announced in Saint-Avertin. “I’m going to have to go there.specifies the chief brigadier. I must carry out the findings, with the help of the technical police service, in the event of death. »
No time to linger, Christmas Eve has only just begun.
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