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Incivility, theft, suspicious vehicles… In Charny, residents have become the “eyes of the police”

2024-04-09T04:45:17.725Z

Highlights: In Charny, residents have become the “eyes of the police’. Thanks to the ‘Citizen Participation’ system, any resident can now directly alert the gendarmes and the town hall of suspicious facts. In February, Édouard, a farmer, saw men pulling huge stones to clear the entrance to a parking lot. He understands that these are Travelers trying to settle there. Very quickly, the police, who are also part of the messaging group, receive the information and intervene.


Thanks to the “Citizen Participation” system, any resident can now directly alert the gendarmes and the town hall of suspicious facts.


In February, Édouard, a farmer, saw men pulling huge stones to clear the entrance to a parking lot. He understands that these are Travelers trying to settle there. This resident of Charny discreetly takes a photo which he posts on the WhatsApp group “Citizens Charny”.

Very quickly, the police, who are also part of the messaging group, receive the information and intervene. Like many municipalities in Île-de-France, this village of 1,500 inhabitants in the north of Seine-et-Marne implemented this system in November.

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Source: leparis

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