National Police agents arrested a 73-year-old man of Spanish origin in Paterna (Valencia) as the alleged perpetrator of a crime of theft with violence or intimidation after having committed a robbery with firearm in a tobacco shop of the aforementioned municipality.
The events occurred a few weeks ago when a man hooded He entered a tobacco shop around five o’clock in the afternoon, went to the back of the counter where an employee was, to point at her with a firearm that he had taken out of the bag backpack that he was carrying and force him, through threats, to give him the money. from the cash register, a total of 1,170 euros.
After that, the thief fled the scene with the loot, and the employee then alerted the emergency services, quickly responding to a call from the police who were carrying out public safety prevention tasks, even though the attacker did not could not be located nearby. this time due to the passage of time.
A few days later, and after multiple investigations, agents belonging to the Local Judicial Police Brigade of the Paterna Police Station focused their searches on a man who would match the physical characteristics of the attacker, in particular a “visible lameness when walking”.
During the investigation, the home of the accused man was located and the judicial authority was asked to issue an entry and search warrant in which various items of clothing were found inside the home. , one of which pants, shoes and a yellow vestwhich were used by the perpetrator at the time of committing the crime.
After the search of the house, the arrest of its resident, a 73 year old manas an alleged perpetrator of the crime of theft with violence or intimidation, who, a few days after committing the theft, returned to the establishment to purchase a large quantity of selected cigars. The detainee, who had a criminal record, was imprisoned after being brought to justice.
