Three people have been arrested in Sant Vicent del Raspeig (Alicante) accused of being involved in stealing a pendant from an elderly woman using a sudden snatch method while she was looking at a shop window in the town.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, 3rd November, at around 18:00 on Calle Sol, when the victim was near a furniture shop, according to a statement released by the municipality.
At that moment, a man walking in the opposite direction allegedly approached the elderly woman and snatched her pendant. According to witnesses, three people were apparently involved in the incident.
The Local Police established a search service to find the suspected perpetrators. During the operation, a call was received from a neighbour indicating that they had seen three youths in the vicinity of Calle General Prim.
Officers attended the area and managed to identify them thanks to the descriptive details provided and recognition by the victim and several witnesses. Following the arrest, the necessary proceedings were carried out to place the suspects at the disposal of the courts.
The municipal corps thanked public cooperation, which proved fundamental in locating and identifying the alleged perpetrators, as pointed out by the Town Council of Sant Vicent del Raspeig.