The police in Torrevieja have already arrested 11 people for crimes committed involving property and belongings in the town this season. In two weeks they have investigated 17 crimes and ten of the eleven people arrested have been kept in prison following a hearing in court.
‘With the start of the tourist season, the number of people in the area increases considerably,’ explained the chief of the Alicante police. ‘We consequently see an increase in the number of crimes such as robberies, breaking and entry into premises, vehicles and theft from people on the streets.’
The first arrest was made of a Bosnian woman who was detained after a robbery. She was living in a motor home having stolen the vehicle in France, falsified documents and changed the number plate. The second case involved two Chilean men who had robbed a property in San Miguel. They tried to avoid arrest with a high speed getaway through the streets of Torrevieja. Once captured they also resisted arrest and attacked the arresting officers.
The most serious crime was a violent robbery and intimidation in an establishment near to the main paseo in the town by a Senegalese man. An arrest has also taken place of a carer looking after an elderly woman. It is alleged that the carer withdrew €5,300 using credit cards from the elderly woman’s account and sold her jewellery. The crime was reported by the victim herself and a woman of 46 years old of Spanish nationality has been arrested.