Van stolen in Fines recovered in three hours: alleged thief arrested after fleeing through the Almanzora
The Guardia Civil arrested the alleged perpetrator of the theft of a van in Fines, who fled across the district and crashed at a service area on the A-7.
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The Guardia Civil (Spain’s Civil Guard) has arrested the alleged perpetrator of the theft of a van in Fines and recovered the vehicle just three hours after it went missing, as the force has reported.
The events took place on Monday 7 September, although they have only now come to light. At around 14:30 that day, the van was stolen in the town and the alleged perpetrator fled through various municipalities in the Almanzora district.
During the escape, again according to the Guardia Civil, the suspect collided with another vehicle that was parked at a service area on the A-7 motorway and carried on, putting other road users at risk.
Officers from the Guardia Civil’s main station in Huércal-Overa launched a search operation that made it possible to locate and arrest the alleged perpetrator and recover the van around three hours after the theft.
The information released by the Guardia Civil does not give the age of the person arrested, the offences attributed to them or whether anyone was injured in the collision. Nor does it specify at which service area on the A-7 the crash happened.
