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Date Published: 13/10/2021
ARCHIVED - Prolific thief arrested in connection with 50 garage burglaries in Granada
The suspect has been arrested four times in as many weeks following a spate of break-ins in the province's capital city in Andalucía
A forty-one-year-old Spaniard with a lengthy police record has been arrested for the fourth time in a month in connection with more than 50 garage burglaries in Granada.
Most recently, the prolific offender is accused of targeting 17 premises during night raids in the north and centre of the city, in which he allegedly forced locks and stole whatever he could get his hands on.
He was arrested on October 8, the fourth time the suspect has been detained since mid-September as part of a specific operation to tackle these type of burglaries, and the National Police believe he could be responsible for more than 50 break-ins across Granada over the last couple of months.
According to detectives, there has been a "considerable increase in the number of reports of robberies with force at storage rooms located inside garages, mainly in the northern and central areas of Granada", and the investigation remains open to determine if the detainee is responsible for dozens more raids, if he has accomplices, and to try to locate the stolen items.
"Since the first arrest, which took place on September 10, investigators have detected a peculiarity in the modus operandi used by the perpetrator, who, in addition to picking the locks and stealing goods, returned to the same garages on consecutive days to take more items," explained the National Police.
The suspect has been remanded in custody while the investigation continues.
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