The phenomenon is not the same scale as in other large cities. But the scourge of wild rodeos does not spare Rennes where we observe, as elsewhere, an upsurge in dangerous behavior at the wheel of two-wheelers or cars as soon as the good weather returns. “It is a seasonal phenomenon which rots the lives of residents in certain neighborhoods,” confirms Commissioner Nathalie Freche.
To eradicate these urban rodeos, sources of insecurity and nuisance, the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin called in June tighter controls, inviting the police to “systematically seize two-wheelers” in the most affected neighborhoods. Following this strategy, several operations are currently being carried out in recent days in the Breton capital, in particular in the sectors of Cleunay, Maurepas, Kennedy and La Prévalaye where the reports are the most numerous.
Searching cellars to spot stolen scooters
This Friday afternoon, the Blosne district was targeted by the police. Their painstaking job consists first of all in inspecting cellars and common areas of buildings to look for motorized vehicles used to make rodeos. “These are often stolen devices so our objective is to have them removed so that they are no longer in circulation”, underlines the Commissioner.
In the room of a building in the place of Prague, fishing is also good with the seizure of a scooter declared stolen which will be recovered a little later by the pound. While searching these cellars, the police also sometimes find great finds by updating hideouts used to store narcotics or stolen objects.
Intervention in flagrante delicto difficult and dangerous
A few minutes later, direction avenue Henri-Fréville for checks on the public highway. “We will target dangerous behavior such as speed or not wearing a helmet,” says the commissioner. In the event of flagrante delicto, the police often let the drivers go to avoid further accidents. “We collect information to identify motorized vehicles and drivers in order to question them later,” said the head of the Rennes field police.
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In this war against motorized rodeos, the Rennes police also have a security advisor in their ranks. In contact with the city’s elected officials, he is in particular responsible for providing them with ideas for urban development to prevent these urban rodeos. “It is surely the most effective and sustainable tool,” assures Commissioner Nathalie Freche, aware that the work will take a long time to curb the phenomenon.