Saint-Herblain (44): new car set on fire in a neighborhood where the “situation has been tense” for several months… with the recent establishment of a drug dealing point and numerous incivilities from a group of young people

A car was set on fire in a parking lot in the Pelousière district of Saint-Herblain (Loire-Atlantique), on the night of Saturday, June 7 to Sunday, June 8. Another vehicle had already burned in the same location a few months earlier. (…)

Pierrick Guisnel, administrator of a Facebook page called "Les habitants ont la parole" (Residents Have Their Say), points to a "particularly tense" situation in the neighborhood for several months. This observation is shared by Jocelyn Gendeck, deputy for tranquility at the PS town hall of Saint-Herblain. "We've been experiencing difficulties in this area since last Christmas," the elected official acknowledges. He mentions in particular the recent establishment of a "dealing point" and the "rise in incivility caused by a group of teenagers." Five of them have recently received warnings from the town hall. (...)

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