Nobody likes to wake up early on a Sunday, and the moment of truth can be jarring when a dream turns real by intruders rummaging through a bedroom. This is the unsettling scene described by a neighbor in Valencia. Last Sunday, an elderly resident discovered someone rifling through the drawers of a bedroom dresser and lifting a cell phone from the nightstand while she slept nearby.
It was just after seven in the morning when the sudden movements startled the resident. She opened her eyes to find a stranger in the room, yet she remained calm. Still half drowsy from sleep, she asked what the intruder was doing in her home at that hour. The thief replied in a hushed tone, urging her to stay quiet and go back to sleep.
Later, the intruder took a set of house keys from the dining table and, without lingering, slipped toward the front door and left the building, quietly closing it behind him.
Only then did the victim begin to grasp the scale of the disruption. The entire home had been searched and rearranged, with furniture and drawers overturned as if in a frantic search for valuables. The intruder appeared to move with purpose, grabbing what he could before making a hasty exit. The incident left the resident shaken, and the loss extends to a missing mobile phone, adding to rising concerns about day by day incidents of this type.
Following the alarm, a National Police patrol arrived at the old residential building near the church of Sant Francesc, where the morning event unfolded. Officers conducted fingerprinting at the scene and identified footprints that point to a single suspect, though investigators have not ruled out the possibility of an accomplice. Security cameras in the surrounding block are under scrutiny for additional leads.
looking for evidence
The windows in the building are barred, prompting investigators to examine how the thief gained entry to a home already occupied. The incident has sparked fear in the neighborhood because the intruder entered in broad daylight with a tenant inside. Municipal authorities note that there are no prior records of similar robberies in the area, but the case remains active as detectives review all angles and gather testimony.