The National Police arrested a Spaniard for Stealing money from two safes at the Playa de Palma hotel in which he worked. The thief, accused of the crime of theft with force and computer damage, arrived at delete security camera recordings to avoid being discovered.
Agents of the Judicial Police Group of the Playa de Palma Police Station opened an investigation following a complaint of forceful theft at dawn in a hotel in the region, in which up to two safes containing cash, the amount of which was the advice to workers of the hotel establishment.
It is thanks to them that the police carried out various procedures and collected testimonies from workers. Ultimately, it was determined that the alleged perpetrator of these thefts was one of the hotel employees and that he had also deleted the hard drive which contained images from the last 15 days to avoid being discovered.
The National Police arrested the thief and carried out a search of his home, where investigators recovered part of the stolen money, as well as a mobile phone. In addition, the police were able to verify that in the false ceiling of the hotel employee toilets were stored several customer towel deposit receiptsworth 600 euros.
They also arrested a womenthe man’s roommate, as an alleged perpetrator of theft, for steal part of the loot that he hid in the house they shared. And the inmate collaborated at all times, reporting that more than half of the money was missing and that he suspected his roommate, who had worked in the same hotel some time before.
Eventually, police arrested the woman and her roommate, recovering the rest of the loot, which was largely hidden in a tray under the refrigeratorso they were able to return almost all the money to the hotel, including some of the staff tips.
The two alleged perpetrators were brought to justice.
