Overview
- The suspect was identified and arrested as the alleged perpetrator of repeated thefts from donation boxes at the San Juan Bautista hermitage in Almagro.
- The detainee was placed before Almagro’s Court of Instruction No. 1 on suspicion of multiple offenses against property.
- Investigators found the break‑ins occurred at the same time of day, shortly after the chapel opened when it was sparsely attended.
- Thefts since the summer totaled more than €1,000 according to the local brotherhood, and later incidents included taking crucifixes and candelabra after breaking box locks.
- The brotherhood installed video surveillance, an alarm system costing about €2,000, and a built‑in safe, and both the inquiry and court proceedings remain active.