For the first time, the Mayenne gendarmerie has been present since Friday September 1 and until Sunday September 3 at the Évron Meat Festival. Two soldiers hold a prevention stand for breeders to discuss and advise on flights. This year, Warrant Officer Sébastien Plumas, security referent in the department, notices an upsurge in thefts on farms, particularly in the South of Mayenne.
“We know more delinquency than the past two years“, he acknowledges without wishing to be alarmist. Fuel in the machines and portable electrical equipment, grinder and grinder for example, are the main targets of thieves. The purpose of this prevention stand is therefore to share advice with breeders on lighting and video surveillance, for example. “We can also advise them to clearly mark the entrance to their property, for example. Everything related to the storage of material, put it in a well locked place.“
The other interest it’s also to show off and to remind that the gendarmes are present. “We can go to their farm for a more individual study and give them more specific advice on their farm.“The gendarmes are present from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. all day at the Évron Meat Festival.