In the Gard, the weekend was marked by violence inflicted on the police, within the framework of two refusals to comply, learned 20 minutes with the police services.
During the night from Friday to Saturday, in Alès, five police officers were injured during the muscular arrest of a driver and his two passengers, who refused to be checked and fled at high speed, taking all hazards in traffic. Among the injured, a policewoman was hit in the wrist.
42 days of work stoppage for a police officer
She was prescribed 42 days off work. According to the police, the three suspects were under the influence of alcohol, and all of them were already known unfavorably.
In addition, this weekend, two other police officers, bikers, were injured during the arrest of another suspect, in Nîmes, suspected of having also refused a check. The man is accused of fleeing and hitting three vehicles, before continuing on foot and taking refuge in an abandoned house.