Man arrested in Alcázar de San Juan for six shop thefts in two weeks
National Police arrested a 38-year-old man when he attempted to steal a laptop from a shop. He was carrying four mobile phones, a computer and 1,400 euros in cash in his rucksack.
Arrested with four mobile phones and 1,400 euros in cash following a series of shop thefts
National Police arrested a 38-year-old resident of Alcázar de San Juan as the suspected author of six thefts committed in public establishments in the town over a period of just two weeks, according to lavozdetomelloso.com. Officers caught him in the act of attempting to remove a laptop computer from a shop after activating a specific search and location device.
According to a statement from the Ministry of the Interior, the investigation began after six robberies with similar characteristics were recorded in different shops in the city. The temporal proximity of the incidents and the same modus operandi led investigators to conclude that all of them could be the work of a single person.
The suspect took advantage of lapses in attention by customers and employees within the establishments to take possession of valuable items: mobile telephones, laptop computers and cash. Following several police enquiries, officers managed to identify him as a resident of the town itself. The Local Police Station then launched the operation that resulted in his arrest in flagrante delicto.
Physical resistance at the moment of arrest
When the arrest took place, the man physically and violently attacked the officers who participated in the operation. In a search of his belongings, police found a rucksack containing four mobile telephones, a laptop computer and 1,400 euros in cash, in addition to various personal items that belonged to victims of several of the thefts under investigation.
The detainee is held as the suspected person responsible for the six theft offences clarified as part of this investigation.
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