A 41-year-old citizen accused of theft and attempted theft of cars was arrested in relation to a car in the early hours of Sunday (5/3) in Menidi by members of the Attic Security OPKE police. Directorate.

In particular, in the early morning of Sunday, a 41-year-old man, along with two other wanted persons, was seen by the above-mentioned police officers looking into a car in the Menidi area.

At the sight of the police, the accused fled on foot, and the 41-year-old man got into the car, trying to escape, and the police followed the car and stopped him.

During an inspection carried out inside the vehicle, burglary tools (a screwdriver and iron bars), a metal spare wheel disk and a car jack were found and confiscated, and the 41-year-old man was taken to Nea Philadelphia-Nea Chalcedona. Department of Security.

From the ensuing investigation, it turned out that a 41-year-old man, along with his accomplices, stole a car from the New Philadelphia area a little earlier.

A preliminary investigation by the New Philadelphia-New Chalcedon Department of Safety also uncovered an attempted carjacking that took place on Saturday (4/3) in the New Philadelphia area where the defendant was driving. the above car, along with three other accomplices, tried to steal another car, were seen by its owner and fled.

The detainee has been taken to the Athenian Prosecutor’s Office for criminal cases, while the investigation of his participation in other cases, as well as the identification of his accomplices, is ongoing.