Four men were tried by the Paris criminal court on Tuesday for thefts committed between December 2018 and May 2019. The modus operandi is the same everywhere.
A fake plumber enters an apartment explaining that he has to check the water, indicating that it is ‘not drinkable’, that ‘the pipes are pierced’ Two men dressed as police officers enter the apartment, brandishing a police card. They explain that they are investigating a fake, thieving plumber who is going around the neighborhood.