2023-06-05 16:57:30
Watch thefts are definitely never ending in Paris. In the night from Sunday to Monday on the occasion of a commercial operation of the Swatch brand, which took place on the forecourt of the Trocadero (16th century), three people were attacked by criminals who wanted their famous plastic tocantes .
From 8 p.m. to midnight, the Swiss brand deploys a barnum on the Trocadéro esplanade, opposite the Café de l’Homme. “It was a flash sale of limited edition watches,” said a source close to the case. In the early evening, the operation is going well. The queue is set up on the vast belvedere, where it is supervised by twenty-five security guards. But at 10 p.m., a security guard alerted the police, explaining that he had rescued a buyer. A patrol arrives on the scene and this young man tells the officials that he has just been attacked by four or five thieves near the avenue de La Bourdonnais (VIIe). The thugs took his brand new “Swatch Omega” watch, his sneakers and 1,000 euros in cash. The quintet got into a car before fleeing.
Crowd movement and watch thefts
A quarter of an hour later, on rue de l’Université, two new victims called the police. They say they have just been attacked by a gang that snatched their two new “Swatch” watches. The three victims, not injured, will file a complaint on Monday. During the night, the police forces were reinforced to secure the sector and prevent any new attack.
This story is at the crossroads of two phenomena. Business operations that always generate movements of crowds attracted by the opportunity to make a bargain. And watch thefts which are a real scourge in the capital. Last notable fact, on Friday May 26, a Ukrainian tourist had his Richard Mille, worth 300,000 euros, stolen in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. Bands also circulate in the capital in search of Rolex in gold and use the dangerous technique of the rear choke to achieve their ends.
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