Ax heist at the Cognacq-Jay museum in Paris: five collector’s boxes and snuff boxes stolen
The criminals, gloved, hooded and helmeted, operated around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday while the Cognacq-Jay museum in Paris was open to the public. No injuries were reported, said a source close to the matter, adding that the stolen objects, “five historic boxes and snuff boxes”, had been loaned to the museum for the “Luxury in Pocket” […]
“There will end up being a tragedy”: the warning from the president of the Paris Football League
“Of course I am aware of the seriousness of the events. » Jamel Sandjak agreed to pick up his phone this Wednesday, three days after the attack on a FC Solitaires Paris Est educator by a supporter in Athis-Mons. If the president of the Paris-Île-de-France League did not wish to return to this particular affair, […]
Rugby: Former Australia coach Alan Jones charged with 24 sex offenses
Eight victims between 2001 and 2019. Alan Jones, former rugby coach turned star radio host in Australia, was charged this Monday with several offenses of a sexual nature, police announced. Inspectors from a brigade specializing in the fight against child abuse arrested the 83-year-old man during a search of his luxury apartment on Sydney Harbour. […]
France-Israel: two people arrested and placed in police custody following a “fight” in the stands
With one exception, the France-Israel Nations League match this Thursday evening at the Stade de France (Saint-Denis) went “very well from a security point of view”. However, two people were arrested and taken into custody following a “fight” in the stands, Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez said this Friday morning on France 2. “One person […]
Violence in sport: “5 to 6 reports per day”, most from women and minors
The Signal-Sports platform, created in 2019 to collect and process testimonies of violence in sport, the vast majority sexual, records “5 to 6 reports per day”, indicated Tuesday the Minister of Sports and Youth Gil Avérous. “We are rather at six to six reports per day at the moment,” assured the minister to the press, […]
On the eve of a France-Israel under high tension, a controversial gala and a risky demonstration
Presented as “the mobilization of French-speaking Zionist forces in the service of the power and history of Israel”, the gala could be accompanied by a gathering at the initiative of Betar, a right-wing international Jewish movement. This event, for which tickets are sold for 260 euros, was to welcome this year the Israeli Minister of […]
After Amsterdam, Israeli authorities advise supporters to avoid France-Israel
The watchword: prevent all risks. Israeli authorities on Sunday called on supporters to avoid going to the France-Israel match next Thursday, which will be held just a week after the violence in Amsterdam. The National Security Council, which reports to the Prime Minister’s office, “recommends that Israelis abroad act by taking precautions (…) particularly during […]
Palaiseau: 15 to 25 years of criminal imprisonment for the attackers of Amjad, killed with a baseball bat
The verdict came late in the evening. This Friday, the attackers of Amjad, a 44-year-old house painter beaten to death in December 2020 in front of the Gallieni residence in Palaiseau, were sentenced by the Essonne Assize Court to sentences ranging from 15 to 25 years of criminal imprisonment. On December 1, 2020, around 8:40 […]
“We were very afraid”: in Amsterdam, story of “never seen” violence against Israeli supporters
It’s cool but the sun is shining this Thursday in Amsterdam (Netherlands). The day promises to be beautiful for Ami, a 39-year-old sports photojournalist, and her 13-year-old son. The two Israelis discover the Dutch capital before attending the football match between Ajax – the city’s flagship club – and Maccabi Tel-Aviv. The morning goes off […]
Football: fifteen years in prison for a former coach guilty of raping minors
A former coach and manager of football clubs in the Lyon area was sentenced this Thursday in Lyon to 15 years of imprisonment for rape and sexual violence against minor players. Tried behind closed doors by the Rhône criminal court, the 67-year-old accused, with a round face and white ponytail, was found guilty of having […]