2023-08-21 18:00:00
Monday August 14, 8:30 p.m., eve of a public holiday. The terrace of the café La Pompe is full as an egg. Sirens from many police vehicles are approaching, they are chasing a red Renault Captur registered in France. It turns too short, hits the sidewalk and does not restart.
The driver got out of the vehicle and fled as the police took aim. They will not fire, the man is intercepted a few meters later, tackled to the ground, belly to the ground. In the car, a pregnant woman, and a child under ten. On the terrace of the La Pompe café, everyone filmed the scene with their phones, shocked by what just happened.
A stolen car
The vehicle, registered in France, had attracted the attention of a patrol a few minutes earlier near Fort Jaco, chaussée de Waterloo. The agents realize that it is a stolen vehicle, and ask the driver to park to check it. What he does before resuming his escape.
“He burned several fires and refused several priorities, putting the lives of others in danger,” said area spokesman Marlow. All bordering areas are called in as reinforcements to intercept the fugitive. It was only after the arrest that the police noticed that a pregnant woman and a child under ten were in the vehicle. The worst was avoided, this August 14 in Saint-Gilles, given the dangerousness of the scene.
The suspect tested positive for narcotics. He was released after hearing. The woman and child in the vehicle were taken to hospital, but no injuries were reported.
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