National Police in Almoradí have detained a 47-year-old man who escaped from Alicante’s Fontcalent prison at the beginning of August, taking advantage of a prison permit.
While on the run, the escapee stole a vehicle knifepoint and committed several other crimes until he was finally arrested.
According to Radio Alicante, initial investigations were able to locate the fugitive in the Alicante province, so investigating officers focused their efforts on narrowing down the search area. A few days later, a woman reported that her vehicle had been stolen at knifepoint.
Subsequently, Elche City Council workers reported an incident involving the same vehicle. They were going to fine to the driver for being parked in an accessible parking spot but he fled the scene. The fugitive then tried to run over several officers who were blocking his path before managing to escape, leaving a trail of destruction to vehicles and hitting a city bus.
Police officers then verified that it was the stolen vehicle but had changed the registration number plates. Officers then decided to go undercover and dressed in civilian clothes and in an unmarked car, they followed the stolen vehicle to Almoradí, where they proceeded to make the arrest.
The detainee had an extensive criminal record. The 47-year-old man, of Spanish nationality, was placed at the disposal of the Orihuela Investigating Court, which ruled that he be immediately returned to prison.