Man from Bechet arrested for 30 days following robbery of pensioner of €700
A 30-year-old man from Bechet has been arrested on remand after allegedly immobilising a local resident aged 68 and stealing €700 from him. A search of his home also uncovered a stolen phone from an earlier, unreported incident.
Robbery in the middle of the night in Bechet: 30-year-old suspect detained and arrested on remand
A 30-year-old man from Bechet has been arrested on remand for 30 days after police identified him as the perpetrator of a robbery committed against a local resident aged 68, according to gds.ro.
The act is believed to have taken place on the night of 22 to 23 October 2026. According to investigators, at around 01:00, an unknown man entered the elderly man's home, immobilised him and removed €700, a food voucher card and an identity card from his trouser pocket. The victim reported the incident to police only at around 03:50, when the identification of the perpetrator began.
Following investigations, the suspect was located. On 28 October, investigators carried out a search of his home and discovered a mobile phone that had been stolen from the same house on the night of 26 to 27 October, in an incident not previously reported to the authorities. The phone was returned to its owner.
The man was initially detained for 24 hours and taken to the Detention and Preventive Arrest Centre of Dolj Police Inspectorate. After being brought before the court, the latter ordered his arrest on remand for 30 days. He is being investigated for aggravated robbery and aggravated theft.
Investigations are continuing to document his entire criminal activity. The man benefits from the presumption of innocence throughout the criminal proceedings.
Source: Google News RO — Crime (ro)