Overview
- In Murcia on January 1, officers reached Barriomar’s calle Óvalo within minutes, intercepting a man restrained by citizens after a rear‑approach purse snatch and finding documents tied to a similar robbery about an hour earlier.
- The Murcia suspect resisted arrest, was charged with two counts of robbery with violence, and was ordered into provisional prison by the judicial authority.
- In Mérida on January 2, a 63‑year‑old man suffered minor injuries after a back‑approach tug on Santa Eulalia, and police detained a 56‑year‑old who matched witness descriptions and had the stolen items.
- The Mérida detainee, who has numerous prior records, was presented to the judicial authority after officers completed the case report.
- In Valladolid, police searching for a bag‑snatch suspect detained two youths for resistance after a chase—one a minor released to his father—as investigators determine any involvement in the robbery.