The speed with which the Civil Guard acted was decisive since the perpetrator of these events was arrested barely an hour later, after committing two robberies in just 10 minutes.
In both businesses he used a knife to threaten those who ran it and thus take the proceeds, managing to steal a total of 150 euros that were recovered along with the weapon used at the time of his arrest.
Last Saturday, February 03, the Civil Guard of Gran Canaria arrested a 44-year-old man with a police record for different crimes, for the alleged responsibility of two crimes of robbery with violence and intimidation when committing two robberies in small businesses. located in an area close to the urban center of Vecindario, carrying a large knife and threatening the shop assistants to steal the amount of 20 euros from the first and 130 euros in cash from the second.
The first robbery with violence took place around 15:25 p.m. on Saturday, February 03, when the alleged perpetrator entered a bakery where, after going to the counter, he showed a large knife that he was carrying hidden in his clothing, intimidating to the personnel responsible at that time to obtain the collection from the cash register, managing to steal only 20 euros.
Subsequently, about ten minutes later at around 15:35 p.m., the now detained man entered a small food establishment located a few meters from the previous one, once again intimidating the staff who ran it by threatening him with a large knife and requesting immediately the money from the cash register, managing to steal 130 euros in cash in this act.
The Civil Guard was alerted to all of this through central 112, carrying out the first investigations at the scene of the events that were decisive in identifying the alleged perpetrator based on the first investigations carried out based on physical characteristics and clothing.
Immediately the Civil Guard of the Main Neighborhood Post and the Main Post of Aguimes, coordinated jointly, carried out a search device giving an immediate result since he was located and detained on the public road in one of the streets parallel to that of the commission of robberies with violence.
It turns out that at the time of his arrest he was carrying all of the stolen money, and the large knife was also recovered by the Civil Guard.
The agility and speed with which both Civil Guard patrols acted was decisive in collecting the necessary data and identifying the perpetrator of these violent acts, managing to arrest him barely an hour after his action and also recovering the weapon used and all the money involved. of theft.
Currently, the detainee is being held in police custody, with the Civil Guard carrying out the appropriate procedures that will be delivered upon completion to the investigative court acting as guard in San Bartolomé de Tirajana.
