Gendarmes Vacation Operations Start --- Vacationers urged to sign up so that their properties can be monitored.

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Marigot:--- The Gendarmerie National has announced that their annual vacation operations have begun and homeowners are asked to sign up now. The joint operation with the Gendarmerie National and the Police Territorial is intended for homeowners and business people to spend their annual vacation in relaxed way. Persons that have plans to travel overseas for their annual vacation are advised to sign up early so that their homes or businesses can be monitored by the Gendarmes or Police Territorial.
The operation is jointly coordinated by the Gendarmerie and Police Territorial and involves sending patrols during regular intervals to private properties or businesses to make sure all is well. The operation also acts as a deterrent to burglars.
Persons interested in the service which is free are asked to fill up a form giving details such as how the owner can be contacted in an emergency, dates of the vacation, who has keys, and any other important information about the property.
Advice on how to secure one's property while on vacation to prevent a burglary will also be given.
Interested persons can sign up for the service at the Gendarmerie in Marigot (Spring Concordia) from Monday to Friday between 8:00am to 6:00pm, Saturday from 8:00am to 12:00pm and 2:00pm to 6:00pm, and on Sunday from 9:00am to 12:00pm and from 3:00pm to 6:00pm.
In French Quarter, the hours of the Gendarmerie are Monday 8:00am to 12:00pm and 2:00pm to 6:00pm, on Wednesday from 2:00pm to 6:00pm, and Friday from 8:00am to 12:00pm and 2:00pm to 6:00pm.
The Gendarmerie at La Savane will be open from Monday to Saturday 8:00am to 12:00pm and 2:00pm to 6:00pm.
In addition, sign up can be done at Police Territorial offices next to Hotel de La Collectivité from Monday to Saturday from 7:00am to 8:30pm.