The Civil Guard has arrested a man for robbery with violence and intimidation at a shop in the middle of Torrevieja business. The arrested man threatened the worker with a large knife as he stole over 500 euros. However, during his escape he lost a shoe which served to identify him, when arrested, just three hours later.
Using video footage taken at the scene the police were quickly able to identify and arrest the man, a 30 year old of Spanish nationality, who was known to them as being responsible for numerous previous offences.
A search was then carried out at the detainee’s home. Inside the house, a shoe that corresponded to the one he had lost in the robbery, as well as the knife used to threaten the shop owner, were both found, in addition to the 540 euros that was stolen from the shop.
The detainee, was charged with the crime of robbery with violence and, together with the evidence recovered, was made available to the Investigating Court No. 4 of Torrevieja, who ordered his detention pending trial.
