Between October 4 and 9, 2024, a series of garbage container fires in Le Mans (Sarthe) led to the destruction of the gate of the Pierre-Gilles-de-Gennes college. Damage, €36,000 which the alleged perpetrators will have to pay.
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The Pierre-Gilles-de-Gennes college, avenue de Bretagne in Le Mans (Sarthe), saw its gate destroyed by garbage container fires (photo illustration). | WEST FRANCE
They are between 19 and 21 years old. Unknown to the police. However, between October 4 and 9, 2024, three young men admitted, while in police custody, to being the authors of a series of garbage container fires, in the Morocco district south of Le Mans (Sarthe) . Police custody during which a minor was exonerated.
Southern district
They were not caught in the act, but identified during surveillance by the police and the work of the scientific police. They admit to misdeeds in the streets of this southern district, avenue de Bretagne, but also François-Cevert, du Château d’eau and David d’Angers.
Significant harm
The damage from these fires is significant, since around a dozen containers went up in smoke. The bill for Le Mans Métropole amounts to €16,000. Also, the gate of the Pierre-Gilles-de-Gennes college was destroyed. The damage is estimated at €20,000. Two sums which the alleged perpetrators will have to pay. Ilsm will be judged on May 12, 2025.
