However, Arnaud B. was supposed to deposit this weapon in the armory of the Blanc-Mesnil police station, in Seine-Saint-Denis, at each end of service following an administrative sanction, taken in the spring of 2021. Problem: this prohibition did not appear in the Ares software, which allows, among other things, to report whether a police officer is prohibited from carrying a weapon. An investigation by the IGPN is underway and an internal investigation has been opened.
A call for witnesses
On Thursday, the Paris police headquarters issued a call for witnesses to find the 29-year-old fugitive police officer. “Arnaud B. is a policeman. He is in possession of his service weapon and a black commando type backpack, ”is it written in the message sent by the prefecture. The description is accompanied by a photo of the suspect, black beard, shaved hair and wearing a black T-shirt. He is likely to drive a white Peugeot 208 registered DQ-759-HN “in poor general condition”.