Palma shop theft suspect held near barred street

Palma, Mallorca: a 56-year-old man runs into a pedestrian street and hides on a terrace on Wednesday at about 14.50 after a woman alerts police to suspected thefts from nearby shops. Officers catch him there. A court order already bars him from coming within 200 metres of Sindicat street.

The woman points out the man as he walks with a bag near the start of Sindicat street, opposite d’en Coll square, Palma Local Police say. He runs when he spots the officers, but they find him on the terrace.

The man cannot show where the goods in his bag came from. Staff at the shops recognise the items as theirs and say he took them without being noticed. They intend to file complaints, and police return all the goods to them at the scene.

A check of police records reveals the court order. Officers arrest the man on suspicion of repeated theft and breaching the order. After completing their report, they hand him and the case file to the National Police.

Topics: Police · Arrests · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com