The Madeleine celebrations were in full swing in the heart of Mont-de-Marsan in the Landes from Wednesday to Sunday, launching the Southwest summer ferias in Bayonne and Dax. With them, thousands of people came to enjoy the entertainment and the evenings. Some more motivated than others.
Wednesday evening an inmate of the penitentiary center of Gradignan in Gironde escaped, according to South West. The man exceeded his exit authorization by coming to the Mont-de-Marsan celebrations. The detainee will be caught in the act of opening vehicles, on the spot and will be immediately reincarcerated.
If the anecdote makes you smile, the Fêtes de la Madeleine have had their share of drama this year with 204 hestayres welcomed to the aid station on Saturday, two suspected rapes reported and many people injured. Seven people were also arrested for damage, violence or altercation and burglary.