Agents of the National Police have arrested a 73-year-old man of Spanish origin in Paterna (Valencia) as the alleged perpetrator of a crime of robbery with violence or intimidation after committing a robbery with a firearm in a tobacconist’s shop of the aforementioned municipality.
The events took place a few weeks ago when a man hooded He entered a tobacconist’s shop around five in the afternoon, going to the back of the counter where an employee was, to point at her with a firearm that he took out of the backpack he was carrying and force him through threats to hand over the proceeds from the cash register. register, a total of 1,170 euros.
After this, the robber fled the scene with the loot, at which point the employee notified the emergency services, quickly responding to a police call that was carrying out public safety prevention tasks, although the perpetrator was unable to do so. be located nearby at that time due to the time elapsed.
Days later, and after multiple investigations, the agents belonging to the Local Judicial Police Brigade of the Paterna Police Station, focused their search on a man who would match the physical characteristics of the perpetrator, including a «visible limp when walking».
During the course of the investigation, the home of the man under investigation was located and the judicial authority was requested to issue an entry and search warrant in which various items of clothing were found inside the home, including a pants, shoes and a yellow vestwhich were used by the author at the time of committing the crime.
After the search of the house, the arrest of its resident, a 73 year old maleas the alleged perpetrator of a crime of robbery with violence or intimidation, who days after committing the robbery went to the establishment again to buy a large quantity of select cigars. The detainee, who had a criminal record, has been imprisoned after being brought to justice.
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