# French Police Use Social Media to Track Looters

> French police identify looters using social media footage and security cameras after weekend riots.
- Title: French Police Use Social Media to Track Looters · France24
- Summary: French police identify looters using social media footage and security cameras after weekend riots. French police used social media to identify four youths…
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- Source: France24 — https://france24.com/en/france/20261020-how-french-police-are-harnessing-social-media-to-identify-looters
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## French police use social media
French police are using social media to identify looters who shattered shops during last weekend's unrest in Paris.

> We are working the social networks... then we go over all that with our own tools, to see if the crimes seen on social media correspond with the crimes we're studying
## Special operations room
An officer in a special operations room with 10 screens tracked four youths who looted shops near Paris.
## Social media clues
Social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram provide clues for police to find victims and looters after riots.

> Maybe a victim talks about a crime but doesn't go to the police station to report it, they're in shock, they wonder whether it's worth going, but they post it on social media
## Geolocation checks
Police use geolocation to find victims and looters after social media posts during Paris riots.
## 200 investigators deployed
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu ordered more than 200 investigators to work on identifying riot looters.
## Looters arrested
A 19-year-old man in Vienne was arrested after stealing €4,500 worth of items during Paris riots.

> He admitted stealing some of the items from a store and said he found a bag full of items in the street that he picked up
## Key takeaway

French police used social media to identify four youths who looted shops during recent Paris riots.