Overview
- Investigators estimate about €140,000 in cash and cheques were taken from the Amicale des sapeurs‑pompiers, money raised from annual calendar sales for orphans and station activities.
- Police place the theft between around midnight and early morning on December 29, with the break‑in discovered later that day in the afternoon.
- Early reporting says the intruders accessed the basement, forced a wooden door into the amicale’s premises and opened the safe, with local outlets citing possible use of a construction vehicle.
- The SDIS 83 filed a complaint and the Hyères police commissariat is leading a judicial investigation confirmed by the Toulon prosecutor’s office, with no arrests reported.
- Local officials and firefighter representatives condemned the theft, noted rising risks linked to calendar collections, and the mayor pledged municipal support for the affected association.