webfact Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 French gangster flees prison in spectacular helicopter escape FILE PHOTO: A prison watchtower is seen at Reau penitentiary, near Paris, September 24, 2013. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) - A French gangster is on the run after being sprung from jail by heavily armed gunmen and escaping in a helicopter that landed in the prison grounds, the justice minister said on Sunday. Redoine Faid was serving a 25-year sentence at a prison south of Paris for an armed robbery that went wrong and led to the death of a policewoman in 2010. He is one of the country's most infamous gangsters with a long criminal career, which he has said was inspired by Hollywood blockbuster movies such as "Scarface" and "Heat". Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet said a helicopter landed in a courtyard, which was not covered by any nets. "This was a spectacular escape. It was an extremely well-prepared commando unit that may have used drones to survey the area beforehand," she told reporters. Two gunmen jumped from the helicopter to free Faid from the visitors' room where he was meeting one of his brothers before escaping in the helicopter, she said. A third gunmen had stayed in the helicopter with the pilot, who had been taken hostage. Nobody was injured and the brother was arrested by police. "They used concrete cutters to get through the first door and then the gates and then went to get him," police union official Jerome Nobecourt told Reuters, adding that the breakout happened in a matter of minutes. The helicopter, the pilot of which was later released, was found burnt out north of Paris, as was a getaway car. Belloubet said police had launched a manhunt and described Faid as dangerous. PREVIOUS ESCAPE It's not the first time Faid has escaped from jail. In 2013, he took four prison guards hostage before using dynamite to blow his way out of jail and fleeing in a waiting getaway car. He was on the run for six weeks and had changed his appearance before police captured him in a hotel with an accomplice. Following a decade in prison, he was released under conditions in 2009 after convincing parole officers that he had changed. His infamy has increased since then following appearances in several television shows and the co-authoring of books recounting his past and rise as a criminal in the tough suburbs of Paris. (Reporting by Emmanuel Jarry; writing by John Irish. Editing by Jane Merriman) -- © Copyright Reuters 2018-07-02 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted July 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2018 Any high security prison that even remotely allows a situation where a helicopter can land within it's parameters without being shot at or stopped, deserves this outcome, i mean, it's not like it was never done before so no one can say we didn't know... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted July 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2018 Maybe they were practicing for a new milk tray advert. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVUP Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 hour ago, ezzra said: Any high security prison that even remotely allows a situation where a helicopter can land within it's parameters without being shot at or stopped, deserves this outcome, i mean, it's not like it was never done before so no one can say we didn't know... & stay there that long whilst cutting their way through the jail to get him - How many tower guards were actually up in them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuaBS Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 2 hours ago, webfact said: "This was a spectacular escape. It was an extremely well-prepared commando unit that may have used drones to survey the area beforehand," she told reporters. Maybe Assange can hire them . Should be easier than a prison escape. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FitnessHealthTravel Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 How funny " At 25 He is one of the country's most infamous gangsters with a long criminal career" 25 year old is just getting started it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 i wonder how much he paid his rescuers? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Kinda smells fishey to me perhaps tea money involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickmouse1 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 REDONE must have started at the age of 5 if what has been reported is correct.Well Done for such an impeccable operation. Hope they will have a long holiday before get recaptured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeniau96 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Several cables strung across the open courtyard would have dissuaded the helicopter. Shooting from the guard towers would have done much to dissuade. Highly likely to have a money or hostage fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Were where the Tower Guards ? Sleeping or on their day off . They Should have had enough fire power to blow a chopper out of the Sky. Idiots in charge of a prison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippendale Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 5 hours ago, colinneil said: Maybe they were practicing for a new milk tray advert. meh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post janclaes47 Posted July 2, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2018 2 hours ago, FitnessHealthTravel said: How funny " At 25 He is one of the country's most infamous gangsters with a long criminal career" 25 year old is just getting started it seems. I guess reading classes were also not your favourite pastime. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Sounds like a movie is coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 3 hours ago, digger70 said: Were where the Tower Guards ? Sleeping or on their day off . They Should have had enough fire power to blow a chopper out of the Sky. Idiots in charge of a prison Where would the wreckage land? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dap Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 hour ago, evadgib said: Where would the wreckage land? ? Helicopter = everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Pilot was a hostage, thus negating shooting down the helicopter. Traded brother in the process. Note: This was done in minutes. The Prison officers are not prepared to handle such a hit and run operation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgraham Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 He should flee to San Francisco, they will welcome him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 ...gotta wonder who his friends are..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Not all prisons are set up like the ones in the land of the free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Dude Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Pretty piss-poor security in these prisons imo. So, helicopter can land as no nets, then has enough time for said perps to wander into the meeting rooms and sweep aside the doors etc. without anyone challenging them and just pluck this scumbag out and fly away with no dramas? Not as if this is the first time this has happened. Why where there no guards shooting at them? Why no nets everywhere? Why no armed officers on the ground too, to engage the perps? Seems pretty softy and lax as this looks like a decent prison. Try pulling this BS in a US prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaff Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 He might want to watch French winning the world cup ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apophyss Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 In french, gangster use gun, but police and prison gard, they cannot. When the police catch a gangster, he have a lawyer for free, not the victim... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Hell yeah, love this shit......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Gotta give the French credit where it's due. Their crims love this sorta stuff. Plenty of high end stories over the last few decades of criminal enterprise and escapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 On 7/2/2018 at 9:36 AM, FitnessHealthTravel said: How funny " At 25 He is one of the country's most infamous gangsters with a long criminal career" 25 year old is just getting started it seems. Redoine Faid was serving a 25-year sentence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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