History repeats itself for Alexandre, a resident of the 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Two weeks ago, he had his second large displacement scooter Yamaha TMax stolen.
The events took place in a normally secure underground car park.
“Today, I am thinking of taking a two-wheeler that will arouse less envy,” he says.
His first TMax disappeared one day in November 2019, avenue Niel, in the 17th century.
“I parked right in front of a restaurant,” he recalls.
When he left, he was no longer there.
Since I had it, I regularly thought it could be stolen.
By riding in TMax, you lose your innocence.
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Security breach, electronic box ... investigation into ultrafast thefts of TMax scooters
A quarter of an hour.
This is the short time it took for the TMax of Olivier, another Parisian, to vanish in the streets of the capital without ever reappearing.
It was November 1, 2019. He parked rue Blanche (IXe), near the gym where he usually lives.
“There were too many people, so I decided to leave,” he says.
I parked at 6pm and by 6.15pm my scooter was already gone.
There were people in the street but no one saw anything.
»Fly away the disc unit and start the two-wheeler.
Olivier's TMax license plate will be found a few weeks later.
The scooter never reappeared on the radar.
He also bought a TMax, which was subsequently stolen.
For these two flights and for about twenty similar facts and attempted thefts, three young men were indicted between November 2019 and July 2020. According to our information, they must be heard this week by the investigating judge in charge of the case. .
They are now all under judicial supervision after several months of pre-trial detention.
It was through Fast Bike, a store located in Montrouge (Hauts-de-Seine) that some of the spare parts would have been sold.
The sign has now been replaced by a tanning center and a shop that sells scooters.
The other part of the loot was sold via ads posted on Leboncoin.
When Jesus becomes suspect
This case starts on an initiative of the group for the repression of the traffic in stolen vehicles of the Brigade for the repression of banditry (BRB) of the regional direction of the judicial police (DRPJ) of Paris in the fall of 2019. The investigators, who found a increase in thefts of two-wheelers in the west of Paris, cross-check on the operating mode and the sector concerned.
Their investigations focus first on three thefts committed in October 2019 in the 17th arrondissement on TMax and on a time slot going from 11:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
They view the CCTV footage and discover that these three flights are the work of the same well-grounded duo who also circulate in TMax.
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It only takes a few moments for them to force the anti-theft device and connect an electronic box allowing them to steal the scooter without the keys.
The registration of the thieves' TMax leads to Dominik P., 23, already known to the courts.
His criminal record includes six entries for concealment, unintentional injuries, theft by trickery but also transport, possession and circulation of counterfeit money ... He is nicknamed Jesus because of his long hair and beard.
These thieves raged for a few weeks in the west of Paris.
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Four new facts are attributed to this team which connects.
On November 5, 2019, they were accused of two flights in one day.
One of Dominik's alleged accomplices is identified.
According to the police, it is Rayane K., 22 years old.
He has no criminal record.
Their vehicles are signposted and the police follow them closely.
So close that they even witness live on November 7, 2019 the theft of a scooter in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine).
But the traffic is heavy and investigators cannot safely stop them.
Investigations reveal that once stolen scooters were left strapped for two days to see if they were fitted with a GPS tracker.
"I did not steal all the TMax from Paris"
The alleged perpetrators of these thefts also set their sights on accessories and equipment.
The helmets were thus resold by classified ads.
On November 27, 2019, Dominik and Rayane were arrested by BRB investigators.
At the first, in Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine), the police discovered the clothes he was wearing at the time of the thefts and documents linked to a stolen Honda.
But also luxury items when there was little movement on his bank account.
He quit his final year classes in 2016 then did odd jobs before becoming manager of Fast Bike at the end of 2018. The company's accounts are peeled and reveal cash payments of up to 50,000 euros in 2019. He then employs three employees.
Before the examining magistrate, the young man, according to our information, replied laconically: "I did not steal all the TMax from Paris".
At the second, in Sceaux (Hauts-de-Seine), the BRB found several helmets, four pairs of gloves, an exhaust line.
Rayane says he is Dominik's client.
Both recognize at least the facts with which they are accused and pass the buck to each other.
Rayane explains that he met Dominik in April 2019 and that he had his two-wheeler serviced at Fast Bike.
As Dominik knew unemployed, he allegedly offered to make some money.
Between 100 and 300 euros the stolen scooter.
On average, every day in 2020, 36 scooters or motorcycles were stolen in Ile-de-France
Saïd T., 21, is the last to be arrested and indicted in July 2020. This holder of a mechanical CAP admitted during his custody having stolen a dozen scooters with Dominik and then twenty alone.
He would have thus continued after the arrest of the first two suspects.
According to our information, the functioning of this team is common to other gangs of motorized two-wheeler thieves in Ile-de-France.
Contacted, the defense lawyers - Me Lucie Mongne, Me Arash Derambarsh and Me Thomas Bidnic - did not wish to speak on a case whose investigation is still ongoing.
If in 2020, because of confinement, the figures for the theft of motorized two-wheelers in Ile-de-France have fallen, they remain very high.
Every day, nearly 36 vehicles are stolen in this way, a total of 13,257 last year (against 16,104 in 2019, figures from the Ministry of the Interior).
The prize goes to Paris with nearly 13 motorcycles or scooters that disappear every day, 4,885 for the whole of 2020 (against 6,426 in 2019).
And the TMax is by far the most targeted by criminals.
It is not Alexandre and Olivier who will say the opposite.