The Civil Guard arrested this Monday in Calviá, Mallorca, a 56-year-old man who He pretended that the tow truck had taken his car from the workshop where it was being repaired to not pay the bill. The investigated person is a man of South American origin.
As reported by the Armed Institute in a press release, the now arrested man took a car to a mechanical workshop in Santa Ponça to be repaired. The car had several defects that They were repaired at a cost of about 1,900 euros.
Once the repair was completed, in July, the workshop informed its owner that the vehicle was ready and that he could come to pay the invoices and pick it up. The days went by and the man He did not show up nor did he answer the calls. that they carried out later.
On October 10, taking advantage of the fact that the workshop was closed due to a trip by its manager and that the vehicle was parked outside, he took it. After returning, the manager noticed the lack of tourism and contacted its owner who He told him that “the tow truck had taken him away”.
The mechanic contacted the City hall and verified that it had not been withdrawn, so he decided to file a complaint. For this reason, agents from the Calvià Civil Guard located the owner of the vehicle and They investigate him for a crime of fraud.
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