As part of Operation Gaku, the Civil Guard has arrested a father and his son for their alleged involvement in two violent robberies perpetrated at service stations in the towns of Benitatxell and Xàbia. In addition to these crimes, both individuals face other accusations.
The investigations began on February 29 after the Civil Guard received a complaint about a robbery with violence at a gas station in Xàbia. In this incident, two individuals with motorcycle helmets carried out the crime, while one of them threatened the worker with a knife, the other blocked the access door to facilitate escape.
As the investigations progressed, a link was established between these individuals and another robbery with violence that took place on March 4 at a gas station in Benitatxell. The modus operandi used and the vehicle used were similar to those of the first robbery in Xàbia.
Although the criminals hid the vehicle's license plate, investigators managed to identify it as one stolen in February in Xàbia, and through various efforts they identified the suspects: a 49-year-old father and his 21-year-old son, both with criminal records and residents of Benitatxell. .
In March, during a surveillance at the suspects' home, a patrol observed the vehicle with the criminals, who tried to flee towards Xàbia when required by the agents. A search and arrest device was deployed in collaboration with the Xàbia Local Police, managing to arrest the suspects in a local establishment.
During the search of the detainees' homes, clothing used in the robberies, documentation in the investigation phase and four electric bicycles that are being examined to determine if they were stolen were seized.
The detainees, placed at the disposal of the Court of Instruction No. 3 of Dénia, have been placed in provisional prison for their alleged involvement in these criminal acts. Both individuals face charges of two crimes of robbery with violence, one crime of theft or use of a motor vehicle and two crimes against road safety, one for reckless driving and another for driving a motor vehicle without authorization due to loss of validity. of the permit, since the father lacked this document. As part of Operation Gaku, the Civil Guard has arrested a father and his son for their alleged involvement in two violent robberies perpetrated at service stations in the towns of Benitatxell and Xàbia. In addition to these crimes, both individuals face other accusations.
The investigations began on February 29 after the Civil Guard received a complaint about a robbery with violence at a gas station in Xàbia. In this incident, two individuals with motorcycle helmets carried out the crime, while one of them threatened the worker with a knife, the other blocked the access door to facilitate escape.
As the investigations progressed, a link was established between these individuals and another robbery with violence that took place on March 4 at a gas station in Benitatxell. The modus operandi used and the vehicle used were similar to those of the first robbery in Xàbia.
Although the criminals hid the vehicle's license plate, investigators managed to identify it as one stolen in February in Xàbia, and through various efforts they identified the suspects: a 49-year-old father and his 21-year-old son, both with criminal records and residents of Benitatxell. .
In March, during a surveillance at the suspects' home, a patrol observed the vehicle with the criminals, who tried to flee towards Xàbia when required by the agents. A search and arrest device was deployed in collaboration with the Xàbia Local Police, managing to arrest the suspects in a local establishment.
During the search of the detainees' homes, clothing used in the robberies, documentation in the investigation phase and four electric bicycles that are being examined to determine if they were stolen were seized.
The detainees, placed at the disposal of the Court of Instruction No. 3 of Dénia, have been placed in provisional detention for their alleged involvement in these criminal acts. Both individuals face charges of two crimes of robbery with violence, one crime of theft or use of a motor vehicle and two crimes against road safety, one for reckless driving and another for driving a motor vehicle without authorization due to loss of validity. of the permit, since the father lacked this document.
