In both robberies he used an ax to intimidate clerks and customers. In one of the establishments he stole the collection from the cash register and in the other, the handbag of two clients
The Civil Guard of the Region of Murcia carried out the ‘Eging’ operation, an investigation that began last January to identify, locate and arrest the author of the robberies committed against a tobacconist’s and a pharmacy in the town of Ceutí, which resulted in the arrest of an experienced criminal as the alleged perpetrator of two crimes of robbery with violence and intimidation. The arrested, 50-year-old Spanish and resident of Ceutí, entered prison after being brought to justice.
The investigation began at the end of last January, when the Civil Guard learned of the robbery with violence committed in a tobacconist in the municipality of Ceutí, when an individual entered the establishment, brandishing an ax and demanding the collection. The clues obtained in that first criminal scene, as well as the information provided by the witnesses, made it possible to obtain a first profile of the suspect, who was only known to be Spanish and middle-aged.
While the investigation progressed and already in the middle of this month, another robbery, committed in a pharmacy in the same town, made the agents determine that the author of the first robbery was still active, upon learning that a ax with similar characteristics to the one described by the first victims to approach the employees.
a violent criminal
According to the statements obtained, the subject presented himself as a violent person, coming to hit the shelves and the glass counter of the premises with the ax with the alleged objective, not only of intimidating those present but also with that of obtaining money immediately and without obstacles. The information collected, as well as the comparison of some of the traces collected from the criminal scenes, allowed the identification of the suspect, since he had a long criminal history.
Recently, the Civil Guard completed operation ‘Eging’ with the arrest of a 50-year-old Spanish man from Ceutí as the alleged perpetrator of two crimes of robbery with violence and intimidation. The arrested person and the proceedings carried out were placed at the disposal of the Investigating Court number 7 of Molina de Segura (Murcia), whose head ordered his admission to preventive detention.
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