Officers from the National Police arrested a man in Orihuela for allegedly breaking into a home while its residents were sleeping inside, and later stealing vehicles using keys obtained in the burglary.
The police investigation began after a report of a robbery in a home was filed. The victim told the officers that he discovered a man inside his home next to the double bed where he was sleeping with his wife. After asking him why he was there and going after him, the man left the house through the main door.
The victim then observed that the house was in disarray, and noticed that several items were missing, including mobile devices and sets of keys to various vehicles that he owned, all valued at around 900 euro, the National Police reported in a statement.
Weeks later, the victim reported the theft of a van belonging to him, which had been stolen with the keys he reported after the robbery that had occurred at his home. The vehicle was recovered by the local police as it had been involved in a traffic collision.
A few days later, another van belonging to him was stolen when it was parked next to the door of the company he ran, near his home, using the vehicle’s own keys to commit the theft, which were also stolen from the home. The same day of the theft, the van was recovered after being found parked in one of the districts of the area.
Continuing with the efforts to clarify the events, the agents managed to identify the man, a 32-year-old Spanish national, who had broken into the house. Once the alleged perpetrator was located and arrested, he was placed at the disposal of the on-duty Court of Instruction in the town of Orihuela.
