This is a report that shows that the intensification of controls continues throughout France.
In Seine-et-Marne, no less than 77 arrests and 32 seizures of gear have been recorded by the police since mid-August, reports
Le Parisien
.
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In early August, two children aged 7 and 11 were seriously injured after being mowed down by a youngster on a motorcycle in Pontoise in Val-d'Oise, during an urban rodeo.
Gérald Darmanin then denounced “
criminal acts which very seriously injure children
” and asked his services to increase vigilance on this scourge.
In the neighboring department of Seine-et-Marne, the DDSP (Departmental Directorate of Public Security) organized 595 operations related to this phenomenon, resulting in the arrest of 77 people and 31 placements in police custody.
The police also seized 14 motorcycles, two quads and 16 cars.
Figures which the director of the DDSP of Seine-et-Marne, Antoine Salmon, welcomes, emphasizing with our colleagues from
Parisian
“
the commitment
” of the police officers of the department against the wild rodeos “
with each report
”.
A strengthening of the legislative arsenal since 2018
In early August, Gérald Darmanin announced that the police had made 1,200 arrests and seized 700 motorcycles, quads or cars since the start of the year throughout the country.
A figure up from 2021, since 987 people had been placed in police custody and 1,242 motorized vehicles seized, according to Beauvau.
Since the entry into force of the law of August 3, 2018, the practice of urban rodeo has gone from a "simple" violation of the Highway Code to an offense punishable by one year in prison and a fine of 15,000 euros. .
A sentence subject to greater penalties, depending on various factors: two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros in the event of collective practice, three years and 40,000 euros if the perpetrators have consumed alcohol, narcotics or drive without a license.
Five years and 75,000 euros if two of the reasons below are met.
