too much accumulated hundred arrest all over the national territory and now also arrested Alicante for anotherThere are nine more thefts. The man did an excellent thing modus operandi From where He acted like an ordinary tourist in busy areas of the city and took as many valuables as he could, taking advantage of his victims’ carelessness. National Police agents at the Alicante Central District Police Station arrested a man. 50 years old and Moroccan nationalYes, according to the Provincial Police Department, there are nine cases of careless theft in the city center.
The process started with the arrest of this person by the police. Response Operational Group (GOR) of the Alicante Central Police Station. Interventionists were alerted Intelligent Command Control Coordination Center (Room 091) to a central hotel where a bag was stolen from the city’s cafeteria.
The action was carried out in cooperation with an organization. hotel employee, He said that he had previously identified the perpetrator and taken him into custody. The police intervention ended with the alleged perpetrator being taken to police stations. The suspect had no documentation and agents needed his full identification to prepare the report in which the facts would be presented and the court informed. The National Police Judicial Police attributed eight further acts to the perpetrator of the theft that led to his arrest.
In parallel with the above-mentioned efforts carried out by the GOR, the Judicial Police Operational Group of the Alicante Central District prepared to conduct rapid verifications and comparisons regarding the various complaints they were working on. It was all about Thefts occurring in hotels and similar businesses in the city center. In all, as they can confirm, security camera footageThe writer was a man with the same characteristics as the person identified by the Citizen Security call signs.
The investigations carried out by the investigators gave positive results and eight more incidents committed by the same person were confirmed. removal of any personal belongings from neglectMainly operating in public institutions, rush hoursto avoid discovery.
Effects played include: bags, high-end mobile phones, sunglasses and glasses, cash, documents, sets of keys and other influences that any citizen may carry with him. The police emphasized that The damage caused by the suspect was much greater than the economic damage.or because many of them were tourists left without documents in a country that was not their own, making it difficult for them to return or even stay in Spain.
modus operandi
According to the Police Station, this is a refined modus operandi and Effective thanks to combined application. According to the research group, this person was a professional criminal. dressed to look like a touristwho completely miss it in a city like Alicante, It does not raise any suspicion.
Once all the videos recording his crimes were verified, the naturalness with which he accessed institutions was remarkable. friendly greeting to working staff (a stranger) to reassure those around him. He always acted in situations where tourists had difficulty. They were eating or shoppingat what moment they were relieved and took the opportunity to commit the thefts. He regularly used a distracting object, called a “crutch” in police jargon, to conceal the maneuver that gave him access to someone else’s property.
It is not difficult to conclude the massive practice of this wandering criminal, who previously operated in other parts of the country. He was subject to more than 100 arrests, this was due to: 70 of them theft. Likewise, this person was carrying a different item with him when he was arrested. Clothing items, hats and glasses for “dressing up” after each commission, which makes it difficult for the Security Forces and Bodies to find them.
The detained person was delivered to the courthouse Alicante Guard Training Court.
Police Station drew attention Foreign Tourist Assistance Service (SATE)Its general function is to assist victims of crimes or violations in their own language. This service assists victims with any necessary management arising from the problem (cancellation of credit cards and documents, communication with embassies and consulates, communication or location of family members, etc.).