National Police agents arrested on January 26 in Arrecife two young men, aged 20, with multiple police records, as alleged perpetrators of the crimes of robbery with violence and assault committed in public.
The events occurred on the weekend of January 23rd, when a first victim was approached by one of those involved, who pushed her to the ground and snatched her mobile phone, causing her injuries during the fall.
In a second incident, both acted jointly on a male, while one held him from behind using the **chokehold technique** the other tried to steal his mobile phone
The police investigation, based on the modus operandi, the description of the perpetrators provided by the victims, and the analysis of security images from video surveillance cameras, allowed officers to identify, locate, and arrest the alleged perpetrators two days after the events.
Once the police proceedings were finalized, the detainees were placed at the disposal of the competent judicial authority, who ordered the immediate entry into preventive custody, of the main perpetratorWith this intervention, the National Police reaffirms its commitment to citizen security, reinforcing police presence in the urban center's surroundings
Citizen Collaboration
The National Police thanks and reminds citizens that they can collaborate, anonymously if they wish, if they have knowledge, indications, or suspicions of criminal activities, through the website www.policía.es in the Collaborate section, providing information that will be treated confidentially by National Police specialists