National Police In recent months, an operation against the theft of personal mobility devices (VMP) has been developed. 12 people arrested in Alicante and solving 28 cases of theft of electric scooters and bicycles normally taken out of Spain to be sold in other countries.
The Judicial Police Operation Group of the Alicante Northern District Police Station launched the operation after detecting an increase in complaints about the theft of such electric vehicles around sports centers and shopping malls in the capital of Alicante. The widespread use of such tools today has opened a new path. opportunity zone for crime and that is why the National Police is devoting some of its resources to tackling this problem.
Investigators conducted surveillance and investigated numerous cases in close collaboration with the Task Force Response Group. security camera recordingsas well as taking statements from witnesses. Thus, up to 28 criminal offenses such as electric scooter and bicycle theft were brought to light.
In sports centers
In most cases, thieves carried out the action by approaching VMPs parked in areas designated for this purpose near sports or shopping centers. Likewise, they sometimes acted alone or in conjunction with others carrying out surveillance work. They hoped there were no witnesses nearby. break chains or security padlocks with tools such as scissors or pliers and thus leave it with effect.
Police arrested for this robbery wave For 12 people of Spanish and Algerian nationality, between the ages of 16 and 38.
One of the arrests was made during the course of investigative work by an agent of the National Police of the Northern Territory Judicial Police Operations Group. The police officer surprised several people who stole one of the vehicles and managed to arrest one of them and recover the electric scooter they tried to steal. The police also managed to recover one of these vehicles and return it to its rightful owner.
On the other hand, he was arrested crime simulation An Algerian boy who reported being the victim of a violent robbery by another male. Agents reviewed footage from security cameras and confirmed that the complaint was unfounded.