Rise in violence in Vitry-sur-Seine (Val-de-Marne).
A police officer was injured Friday evening during the banal arrest of a scooter rider which ended in a riot.
It is 9:30 p.m., at the corner of Avenue Henri-Barbusse and General Leclerc, when the police try to control a scooter that has just committed an offense.
The pilot refused to stop and immediately fled.
He is intercepted, but he resists the officials, determined not to spend the night at the police station.
A group of hostile young people comes to his aid and intervenes to prevent the arrest.
Knife and cannabis in your pocket
The pilot finally manages to escape and a peace officer is violently punched in the face.
The agents escape by firing grenades.
The gang of attackers ran away.
The injured police officer went to the Kremlin-Bicêtre hospital to receive treatment.
After the first examinations, the doctor noticed that his nose was broken and granted him 21 days of total incapacity for work (ITT).
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Later around 12:45 a.m., on Avenue du Général de Gaulle, the patrol noticed a man who matched the description of one of the members of the violent group who attacked their colleague.
The police are controlling this suspect.
They discover that he has a knife and some cannabis resin in his pockets.
During the operation, a new group of troublemakers forms, ready to fight.
The crew fires a grenade to be able to leave the scene with their prisoner.
This man was taken into custody at the police station.
Investigations are continuing to identify the perpetrator of the punch and the driver of the two-wheeler.