Several crimes solved
A member of a contractor's personnel suspected of having committed several thefts in and around Building 180 has recently been questioned by the French police. He was immediately tried by the court in Bourg-en-Bresse and sentenced to six months in prison, with a requirement to serve at least three months. His arrest was facilitated, among other things, by a video recording, fast and detailed statements to the CERN Fire Brigade and close collaboration between the members of the personnel concerned, the Reception and Access Control Service and the police.
Several laptops and other items of electronic equipment were seized during a search of the culprit's home. A stolen digital camera has yet to be returned to its owner as he has not reported the theft to the CERN Fire Brigade and the police. The person concerned is therefore requested to go to the Gendarmerie in Saint-Genis-Pouilly with the necessary proof of ownership.
In addition, the French authorities have informed CERN that the presumed authors of the attacks on homes in the Pays de Gex committed between December 2006 and February 2007 (see article published in Bulletin No. 6/2007) have been arrested, questioned and remanded in custody (the case is to go to court in the next few months). Furthermore, the police have just arrested two persons responsible for stealing a number of copper cable drums belonging to CERN. They too were immediately tried and given a six months' sentence without remission.
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