On this eve of July 14, it is still very hot on top of Montmartre hill, around 6 pm. Here, a few steps from the Sacré-Coeur, many tourists stroll through the souvenir shops, bar-restaurants and small streets of portrait painters. But the other side of this card decor is less fun. “Pickpockets blend in with the crowd, dress up like tourists and take advantage of their downtime to steal their wallets or cellphones.”– commented Nicolas Claudion, the guard brigade of the Paris city police established in October 2021.
So that this moment of relaxation does not turn into a bad memory for the visitors, the municipality of Paris takes the lead. “Throughout the summer, we organize presence and visibility activities in eight key tourist locations, explains Nicolas Nordmann, who is the deputy mayor of Paris dealing with security issues. We have two goals, firstly to prevent through flyers…
Source: Le Figaro
