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For the Paris Police Dial 17

by Colleen's Paris July 17, 2017
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When an emergency arises in Paris or you want to report a problem to the police, dial “17”. Today a security guard at the Banque de France helped me after an incident at the BNP Paribas Beaumarchais, Bastille. After speaking with the police on the guard’s phone, I noticed the …

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History of Lost and Found-Objets Trouvés in France

by Colleen's Paris December 17, 2012
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The Lost and Found department of the Paris police department is one of the oldest in the world, over two hundred years old. The history of Paris’ objets trouvĂ©s in French is no longer available on the PrĂ©fecture de police’s website.is recorded already in 1367. Charles, Duc of Normandy, decreed that hotels …

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