The Civil Guard stops an elusive criminal for the robbery of a food trade in Totana
Source: Ministerio del Interior
The arrested person, who is credited with the alleged responsibility for the crime of robbery with violence and intimidation, has been imprisoned
He was surprised by the employee while he stole several products and violently assaulted her to flee with the loot
He has an extensive criminal record for more than twenty crimes of robbery and theft in homes and shops in Totana
The Civil Guard of the Region of Murcia, within the framework of the 'Safe Trade Plan', has developed the operation 'GEWALT', an investigation to identify, locate and stop the perpetrator of a robbery in a food establishment in Totana, which It has resulted in the arrest of an experienced criminal who is credited with the alleged responsibility for the crime of robbery with violence and intimidation.
The investigation began last October, after the owner of a food establishment, located in the municipality of Totana, denounced the theft committed by an individual who assaulted the employee, causing injuries, to seize several products.
The evidence obtained by the Civil Guard focused the investigation on several subjects, of similar physical characteristics to those described by the victim, with a history of crimes of the same nature and settled in Totana.
In an exhaustive manner, the agents were discarding each of the suspects until determining the identity of the alleged author, who was identified without any doubt, as the person who perpetrated the robbery in the trade.
Being an experienced criminal, with certain skills to hide from police action, the Benemérita established numerous devices aimed at finding out his whereabouts and his detention.
Recently, in one of these services, a patrol detected its presence while walking on a public road in the municipality of Totana, so it was approached by agents.
In that act, the suspect tried to flee by violently struggling with the civil guards who finally managed to arrest him.
This is a 48-year-old male, a neighbor of Totana who is credited with the alleged authorship of the crime of robbery with violence and intimidation that occurred last October in a Totana trade.
The arrested, with a broad criminal record, have more than twenty police records for the alleged perpetration of crimes of theft and theft in shops and homes in the municipality.
The detainee and the proceedings have been made available to the Court of Instruction No. 4 of Totana (Murcia), whose owner has ordered his imprisonment.