Overview

• Police report that the man selected older women in public, followed them into the entrances of their buildings, and violently snatched gold chains in broad daylight.
• Several victims suffered serious injuries, with some falling to the ground due to the force used in the thefts.
• The Brigada Provincial de Policía Judicial opened the investigation in March after a series of similar robberies against elderly women in the city.
• An off-duty National Police officer recognized a person matching victim descriptions, leading to database checks, surveillance, and an arrest as the suspect entered his home in Catarroja.
• The detainee has been brought before the judicial authority on eight counts of robbery with violence and intimidation.