Tag: Calvados
Mathis’ father indicted for murder, thirteen years after his son’s disappearance
He was sentenced in 2015 to twenty years in prison for the kidnapping and sequestration of his son. Sylvain Jouanneau, the father of little Mathis, missing since 2011, was indicted…
19 departments in the northern half of France on orange vigilance
The episode promises to be intense, even violent. The storms and heavy rains which will affect part of the northern half of France this Wednesday, May 1, have pushed Météo…
Gradual reopening from May 11, in one direction only
Good news for motorists. The portion of the A13 motorway located between the Paris ring road and the A86, closed since April 18, will gradually reopen from Saturday May 11,…
What we know about the death of a police officer during a chase
A gendarme who was riding a motorcycle died on the national 13 Friday afternoon in Calvados. According to the Ministry of the Interior, the soldier was trying to catch up…
A gendarmerie motorcyclist killed during a chase in Calvados
A 51-year-old National Gendarmerie motorcyclist died Friday in an accident in Calvados, the Interior Ministry announced in a press release. According to the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin, a…
After the death of an employee at the fair, parts of the ride he was operating during the accident disappeared
A week after the death of a ride employee during manipulation work on an attraction at the Caen Easter fair, investigators are facing a real turnaround in the situation. Parts…
Father of baby found dead indicted for “murder”
The father of the infant found dead in an apartment in Caen was indicted for “murder of a fifteen-year-old minor”, and the mother for “concealment of a corpse”, the Caen…
Sequestered on an island, a French journalist exfiltrated thanks to a Norman festival
She had been reporting for a week on one of the islands of the San Blas archipelago in Panama when she was ambushed. Last Friday, French photojournalist Isabelle Serro and…
Five dolphins stranded on a beach rescued by police
Monday afternoon, the Calvados gendarmes were mobilized for an “unusual” intervention, according to a Facebook postspotted by BFM TV. The soldiers saved the lives of five dolphins, stranded on one…
Man killed trying to separate couple arguing in front of child
He wanted to intervene to calm the situation. A 47-year-old man died Tuesday evening in Lisieux (Calvados), west of Caen, when he wanted to separate a couple who were arguing,…