Officers of the Local Police of Tías arrested a man during the early hours of last Wednesday while he was allegedly trying to rob an apartment in the tourist area of Puerto del Carmen, which he had accessed by the so-called scaling method.
According to a police statement, the detainee was identified as César C.L., a native of Arrecife, and was located in the middle of the street, when he was trying to flee on foot through the area where he had tried to carry out the robbery.
The Local Police has stated that they were alerted by a tourist who surprised the individual inside his apartment. Once the alleged thief was arrested, who is accused of a crime of robbery with scaling in the degree of attempt, he was taken to the police station, where he was placed at the disposal of the Judicial Authority.