They denounce a wave of robberies in houses of districts of Archena

The thieves agreed at Christmas to more than a dozen empty homes in La Algaida and Las Arboledas

The residents of the archeneras districts of La Algaida and Las Arboledas-El Hurtado, denounce a wave of robberies that took place last Christmas. These events caused residents of both areas to be alert and demand a greater police presence.

One of the houses that assaulted the cacos was Raquel Campuzano, pedáneo of El Hurtado. «We have an impressive surprise. I remember it was the night of the firing of the Christmas tree in the Circular Plaza of Murcia. Upon returning, we found the whole house ruthless; a real disaster They entered through a small window of the toilet; the only one in the house that does not have bars. They took all the jewelry and cash they found, «says Campuzano.

On the ‘modus operandi’ of the cacos, the headman of La Algaida, Andrés Luna, explains that «thieves usually act with nocturnality. They go as a group and the houses access through back windows when the inhabitants are not inside. » Sources linked to the investigation explain that «in one of the videos of the security cameras you could see two cacos who tried to enter the house, but fled quickly when the dog began to bark.»

In this situation, the neighbors met urgently and decided to organize surveillance groups and communicate through mobile messages. In this way they alert the Police about the presence of strange people and suspicious vehicles.

security meeting
Yesterday a Security Board was held in the municipality attended by the mayor, Patricia Fernández; the counselor of the Presidency, Pedro Rivera; the general secretary of the Government Delegation, Francisco Jiménez; and the heads of the Local Police and the Civil Guard.

The councilor proposed to the Government Delegation the «imminent» need to replace the empty cash positions of the Benemérita. In particular, seven. From the mayor explained that, «according to the data provided by the Local Police, during last Christmas there was an increase in the number of robberies of more than 60% compared to 2017, especially the districts of La Algaida, El Hurtado and the neighborhood of La Providencia ». They added that «as an unusual occurrence, no cash from the Civic Guard has been circulated or patrolled at this time.»

Both Counselor Rivera and Secretary Jimenez said they will enhance surveillance in these areas with two patrols and special surveillance services.