Last morning, the Local Police of Valencia arrested two people who were surprised while stealing from the property that caught fire last Thursday, February 22, in the Campanar neighborhood, an incident in which 10 people died. Those arrested are SH, 23 years old, and LB, 51 years old, who have been placed at the disposal of the judicial authority.
Around two in the morning this Tuesday, two patrols that were carrying out surveillance tasks in the damaged building on Rafael Alberti Street heard noises coming from inside. The agents requested help through the station and inspected the building, on the second floor of which they found two people who fled when they saw the agents.
One of the individuals surprised in the building was intercepted a few meters from the building by a patrol that had come to support. The description of the second suspect, who was located in the surrounding area, specifically on Alquería de Rico street, was broadcast on the station. On the second floor they also found a sports bag with several sets of taps, a hammer and some pliers. On the second and third floors, the taps were missing from some of the floors.
Both the Local and National Police maintain the security device around the damaged building, which only residents are authorized to access, helped by the agents, to recover the belongings that have survived the fire.
The mayor of Valencia, María José Catalá, has assured that thanks to the fact that there is still a presence of the Local Police in the burned building, these two people have been arrested, in what she has described as a “regrettable” event.
Catalá, who together with the rest of the municipal corporation has kept a souvenir in memory of the three victims of the Villajoyosa fire that occurred this Monday, has explained that the two detainees were on another floor of the building different from the one on which it was located at that time. the Local Police, whose agents have been able to intercept the alleged thieves, who wanted to steal plumbing material.
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Days after the fire, the Local Police continue on the scene “inspecting all the homes” because there are still about 30 to inspect. Meanwhile, the floor where the fire occurred is being investigated by the Scientific Police to determine the origin of the fire, and it still cannot be accessed.
“In the rest of the homes, what the Local Police is doing, in collaboration with the owners, is recovering whatever objects may be left there” and for this reason, the presence of the Local Police has been reinforced.
Asked about this police action, the Government delegate, Pilar Bernabé, regretted the theft in the property because, as she stressed, “whoever takes advantage of a misfortune like the one we have experienced in the city of Valencia, in the Community and in our country is without a doubt absolutely despicable.”
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