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Police Apprehend Remaining Suspects in Madrid and Granada Property Crime Wave

Coordinated national, local police used video surveillance, witness testimony, expedited judicial measures to link suspects to violent snatches, warehouse break-ins, vehicle thefts.

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Un agente de la Guardia Civil

Overview

  • A 36-year-old suspect who cut through a fence to raid a Granada warehouse and made off with tools, a bicycle and a modified shopping cart was arrested near the Juzgados de La Caleta and has been handed over to judicial authorities.
  • Three men aged 18 to 26 were detained by Guardia Civil for four violent tirón robberies in El Molar and San Agustín de Guadalix and one fraudulent purchase with a stolen bank card; two face provisional detention while the third remains under judicial supervision.
  • In Padul and Dúrcal, Guardia Civil arrested a 37-year-old, a 23-year-old and a minor for unlawfully taking a rented van to steal a motorcycle and later using the butrón method to break into an industrial warehouse, causing over €11,000 in losses.
  • Investigations combined detailed videovigilance reviews and witness accounts from agencies such as Policía Local de Padul to trace the rented van and link it to subsequent thefts of a motorcycle and warehouse tools.
  • All detainees have been presented before judges under fast-track procedures with precautionary measures that include provisional imprisonment or release on bail pending trial.