Brigade de répression du banditisme
Encyclopedia
The Brigade de Répression du Banditisme of Paris (Banditry Repression Brigade of Paris, BRB-PP) is an elite special police
unit of the French
Ministry of the Interior (Ministère de l'Intérieur). It is in charge of armed robberies, burglaries and scams, and art theft
s. It is also in charge of stolen cars
.
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
unit of the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Ministry of the Interior (Ministère de l'Intérieur). It is in charge of armed robberies, burglaries and scams, and art theft
Art theft
Art theft is usually for the purpose of resale or for ransom . Stolen art is sometimes used by criminals to secure loans.. One must realize that only a small percentage of stolen art is recovered. Estimates range from 5 to 10%. This means that little is known about the scope and characteristics of...
s. It is also in charge of stolen cars
Motor vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle...
.
Trivia
- The BRB-PP (BRB of Paris) is featured in the 2004 film Department 3636 Quai des Orfèvres (film)36 Quai des Orfèvres is a 2004 French film directed by Olivier Marchal and starring Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Depardieu. The film takes place in Paris, where two cops are competing for the vacant seat of Chief of Police while involved in a search for a gang of violent thieves...
.
See also
- Brigade de recherche et d'interventionBrigade de recherche et d'interventionThe Brigades de Recherche et d'Intervention , often called "Anti-Gang Brigades", are elite police specials units of the French Ministry of the Interior ....
- Brigade Régionale d'Enquête et de Coordination
- Unité de coordination de la lutte antiterroriste
- Service de protection des hautes personnalitésService de Protection des Hautes PersonnalitésThe Service de Protection des Hautes Personnalités or in English, VIP Protection Service, is a unit within the French National Police which is responsible for the protection of French and Foreign dignitaries and the provision of technical security support...
- Unité mobile d'intervention et de protection de la Préfecture de Police