It was a tough arrest to which the Toulon police officers were entitled. Two burglars were arrested after forcing the door of an apartment in the Cité Grande Pleine, in Toulon, last week, reports BFM Toulon Varciting a police source. These two suspects, placed in police custody, are believed to be part of a gang of three burglars.
But the arrest did not go as planned. Called by witnesses, the police quickly intervened. The suspects then attempted to escape through the apartment’s balcony, leading to a chase.
Two of them were finally apprehended but one of them rebelled and injured a police officer by violently headbutting him. The police, according to BFM, found cannabis resin and a knife on the suspects.