Two men with prior records arrested in Ibiza for burglary and vehicle theft

The National Police have arrested two men in Ibiza, of Segarro and Sahrawi origin, on suspicion of burgling a home and two counts of vehicle theft. Both had prior records for offences against property.

The arrest took place when officers located the two men aboard a car that had been reported stolen. Inside the vehicle, officers found items of possibly illicit origin, according to information published by **Periodic de Ibiza**.

## A reported car and items of dubious origin

The vehicle the suspects were travelling in had been reported stolen. Police stopped them and initially arrested them for an offence against property. The items found inside the car did not match a simple car theft.

The **UDEV** unit of the Judicial Police then took charge of the investigation. Analysis of those items revealed they came from a home burgled weeks earlier.

## From a home burglary to a second theft

The inquiries did not stop there. Investigators concluded that the two men had also taken part in another vehicle theft committed earlier on the island. With that lead, the case grew from a stolen car to a string of offences against property.

The two men, of Segarro and Sahrawi origin, were handed over to the courts. The investigation remains open and the presumption of innocence applies until a final ruling is issued.

## Recent records for offences against property

The suspects had prior records for offences against property. Many of those offences had been committed in recent months, pointing to a history of successive arrests.

The operation adds up to one burglary inside a home and two counts of vehicle theft. The case is being handled by the duty court in Ibiza.