Enters to rob a game room in Arrecife and locks an employee in a room

According to the report, the victim says that a client forced her to open the safe and took about 3,000 euros, which were inside.

November 28 2023 (13:33 WET)
Updated in November 28 2023 (13:37 WET)
Image of the exterior of the Arrecife Local Police headquarters
Image of the exterior of the Arrecife Local Police headquarters

Agents of the Local Police of Arrecife have assisted the manager of a game room in Arrecife who was locked in a room. According to the complainant, a robbery had been perpetrated in the safe of the aforementioned establishment, located in an area of the capital of Lanzarote.

The agents, who were on duty in the area, were alerted by the 112 Emergency Room to go to the premises where the victim stated that she had been locked in the room, while a man was breaking the game machines.

The proceedings carried out by the agents of the Local Police, in recent days of this month of November, reflect that they had locked the manager of the establishment in one of its rooms. The worker, who alerted Emergencies, stated that she accessed the premises through one of its doors and was about to close it when a person knocked on the door strongly, went towards her, put a knife to her back and accompanied her to the place where the safe was located.

According to the report, the victim says that he forced her to open it, taking about 3,000 euros, which were inside the safe.

The victim provided some slight descriptions of the perpetrator, stating that he was a customer of the premises and could identify him.

Due to the state of anxiety the woman was in, the Local Police officers requested the presence of a health team.

The agents of the Local Police of Arrecife have reported in the proceedings that the establishment has security cameras, which can be provided by the owner of the establishment for the identification of the perpetrator, who had fled after perpetrating the robbery.

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