Emmanuel Macron made a surprise visit to the Toulon police station in the afternoon on Tuesday, August 4 in the company of Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin and Mayor Hubert Falco, in order to " express his support " after Recent " episodes of violence ", announced the Elysee.
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The President of the Republic was already in Toulon in the morning to meet with home helpers and announce that they would benefit from a Covid bonus. During the lunch that followed, " the mayor of the city Mr. Hubert Falco expressed to the President of the Republic his concern about the increase in delinquent acts and the feeling of insecurity expressed by the inhabitants ", explains the Elysee Palace. .
Republican reconquest district
The Head of State therefore " wanted to express his support to the mayor of the city and to the brigades mobilized on the ground to ensure the safety of residents by going to the Toulon Police Hall, accompanied by the Minister of Interior, Mr. Gerald Darmanin ”, continues this source.
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At the end of the visit, Emmanuel Macron and Gérald Darmanin announced the dispatch of 10 additional police officers and the creation of a republican reconquest district specific to Toulon, measures with which Hubert Falco said he was satisfied.
Two fatal settlements occurred in the space of a week at the end of July in Toulon. The first resulted in the death of a 35-year-old man killed by several bullets while driving his car. In the second, an 18-year-old man was shot dead in the back while he was in a street in the La Poncette district. In a letter sent to Prime Minister Jean Castex, the mayor of Toulon Hubert Falco requested on July 28 “ immediate reinforcements both in terms of men and technical means ”.
