Yesterday morning, Spring Street in Concordia was placed under high alert. Between 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m., a security check operation was held near the schools in the area. Fifteen gendarmes, supported by a dog squad, were mobilized for random bag searches and mobile patrols, under the supervision of Squadron Leader François Zimmer and Marie-Hildegarde Chauveau, Chief of Staff to the Prefect.
“The patrols are mobile for avoid gatherings in front of a particular establishment”, explains François Zimmer. The students approached accepted the bag check without difficulty. The operation, which is part of the the re-entry security staff, did not give rise to no suspicious findings, but served as a reminder of the rule and the expected vigilance.
For Marie-Hildegarde Chauveau, the device has a function dissuasive essential : "We will renew this type of control at a sustained paceThe idea is to maintain a visible police presence. A presence that also reassures parents, students and teachers.
These checks do not target any particular establishment: the entire Spring Road, which is home to several schools, was covered. The approach combines repression if necessary, but above all prevention and deterrence.It is also accompanied by reminders about risky behavior, including the high number of young people riding scooters without helmets near the vocational high school, a problem already reported by the police. _Vx
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