Theft of computers at Paris Health Ministry: armed man arrested
A man armed with a knife was arrested on Friday morning after stealing computers and phones from the Health Ministry in Paris.
Armed intrusion on Avenue Duquesne: burglar arrested at Health Ministry
According to Google News MA — Crime (fr), a man armed with a knife was arrested on Friday 31 July, at around 6 a.m., after breaking into the offices of the Health Ministry, located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris on Avenue Duquesne. The information was confirmed by the Paris prosecutor's office.
Security staff detected the opening of an emergency exit, which allowed them to locate the individual inside the offices. Caught in the act, he displayed a knife "without verbalising any threat", according to the prosecutor's office. According to RMC, it was a kitchen meat knife. The man had gained access to the premises through an emergency door which should have remained locked but was left open.
He was found in possession of several laptop computers and phones stolen from the ministry's offices. He was held in police custody on suspicion of theft with a weapon, drug use and unlawful use of psychotropic substances.
His motivations have not yet been established and investigations are ongoing. Le Figaro also indicates that the individual was subject to a ban from appearing in Paris, as part of judicial supervision whose grounds were not specified.
Source: Google News MA — Crime (fr)