Formentera robbery: €7,500 stolen, moped escape
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On the island of Formentera, a tenant catches a man leaving his home on the afternoon of 2 November. After the man escapes on a moped, the tenant finds €7,500 in cash and jewellery worth €17,500 missing from a cupboard.
The tenant and a neighbour had tried to hold the man until the Civil Guard arrived, but he got away after a struggle. The tenant reported the missing cash and jewellery to officers.
Investigators identified the man who fled and found a second suspected accomplice. The Civil Guard arrested both men, aged 22 and 32, on 6 November on suspicion of robbery involving violence. The search for the cash and jewellery continues.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com