With almost half 100 convictions every of their prison historical past, the pair of robbers had specialised in assaulting Barcelona resort receptions at knifepoint.
With almost half a hundcrimson convictions every of their prison historical past, the pair of robbers had specialised in assaulting Barcelona resort receptions at knifepoint. The guild was very fearful. In these first months of the yr alone, the 2 males had raided seven institutions; some blows that have been executed in a matter of seconds, with numerous verbal and bodily violence, if obligatory, and demanding something that was at hand on the reception.
The proliferation of robberies led to the creation of a working group made up of cops from the investigation models of Eixample, Gràcia and Sarrià-Sant Gervasi. Based mostly on the police work, it was doable to establish one of many assailants, Jonathan H. C., a 37-year-old Spaniard. Final weekend, the investigators designed an operation to arrest them, with officers from the three investigative models and with the help of the fura (plain-clothes brokers specialised in city crime) from Barcelona and the energetic search group for fugitives . Led by the corporal answerable for investigation of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, about twenty policemen, on bikes, police automobiles with no brand and even on foot in some unspecified time in the future, took up positions on Friday from seven within the afternoon.
The investigators had situated Jonathan in an condo in Born and began a discreet surveillance round till the person appeared, wanting throughout and in a vigilant angle, with the white helmet he had used to cover his face within the final robberies. He shortly obtained right into a Honda SH 300 that had been reported stolen and drove off, which mobilized the cops who have been following him.
The suspect drove to the neighborhood of Can Baró, parked and managed to enter some buildings linked by inner courtyards, the place they overpassed him. Whereas some cops have been watching the motorbike ready for his return, others found driving at excessive pace one other Honda SH 125 with two people who, regardless of not with the ability to be recognized, have been carrying, one, a white helmet similar to Jonathan's and , the opposite, a black one. The individual answerable for the operation determined to comply with the automobile whereas it was confirmed via the license plate that the motorbike belonged to Jesús C.R., a 35-year-old Spaniard with quite a few theft information, the overwhelming majority of which concerned violence.
The suspects went again to search for the primary motorbike, the stolen one, and set course for the Eixample, driving with no obvious vacation spot however deliberately slowing down each time they handed close to a resort. The automobile was touring at excessive pace, disregarding the visitors lights and even on the pavement to alter the path of journey. They stopped for a number of seconds on Carrer Diputació, between Pau Claris and Passeig de Gràcia. When the Mossos situated them once more, the motorbike was touring via Consell de Cent and a 112 operator was reporting on the radio that two people carrying motorbike helmets had robbed a resort on Carrer Diputació.
At that second it was agreed to arrest them, though attempting to attenuate dangers for the police and the suspects. The automobiles went to Pedralbes. They misplaced them once more close to the Sofia resort and after a couple of minutes the room reported a brand new theft at a resort, from the place they broke off and took a small secure.
A policeman on a motorbike pulled up alongside and ordered them to cease, however the suspects rammed the policeman's motorbike from the aspect till he fell. The chase ended with the suspects' motorcycle colliding with the automobile of the pinnacle of the operation, which crossed on his approach. Nonetheless, the 2 people obtained up and ran out, and after they have been caught, they fought again with kicks and punches. They have been booked into jail with out bail on Sunday.
There have been 2,500 euros within the secure, which they didn't open and which the resort supervisor recovered on Sunday, as she advised La Vanguardia herself. About 300 euros have been taken from the primary institution. Three policemen have been injured.
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