EDIT of September 5 at 7:52 p.m.: A second person, a young adult, was arrested on Tuesday morning and placed in police custody in the investigation into the deterioration of Restos du Coeur trucks on Friday in the North. The police custody of the “14 and a half year old” minor, arrested on Monday, was also extended, said the public prosecutor in Lille Carole Etienne.
Twelve Restos du Coeur trucks were damaged on Friday in the North. A 14.5-year-old minor was arrested on Monday as part of the investigation, said the Lille prosecutor, who said that it was continuing.
“A stupid act of two fools”
The vandalized trucks belonged to the departmental platform of the charity, based in Wattrelos, in the North. Tires were “punctured”, “windows shattered” and “flammable liquid” was “dispersed” without “firing”, said a police source on Sunday.
“A stupid act of two fools […] who go ultimately put our 52 centers open in this back-to-school week in great difficulty and the few tens of thousands of people we are helping, ”lamented the president of the association in the North, Thierry Sarrazin, on LinkedInwhile ensuring that the association reopened on Monday.