A man who escaped from a car transporting him to Rahova Penitentiary in early December was caught by the police in Kimpulung, Arjesh County. The friend who hosted him throughout this period, although he knew that he was being watched, was detained.

“On December 28, 2023, the police officers of the Bucharest Municipality Police Headquarters – Criminal Investigation Service discovered a 41-year-old man who was evading punishment in a settlement in Arges County. The man was found and immobilized, and was later taken to the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Service for questioning,” Metropolitan Police said on Friday, as quoted by News.ro.

The source cited said police also found a 40-year-old man suspected of hosting a 41-year-old man at his home in Argesh County, knowing he was wanted for a hit-and-run crime.

“As for the 41-year-old man, he is in the penitentiary in Sector 5 of the capital. The 40-year-old suspect, who allegedly hosted the fugitive, was detained for 24 hours for committing a crime for the benefit of the perpetrator and will be handed over to court proceedings. The action was supported by the Office of Special Operations of the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police,” the quoted source added.

A man who escaped on December 11 from a car that was transporting him from his place of work to the Rahova Penitentiary was caught by the police in Kampulung.

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“On December 11, 2023, around 5:40 p.m., the Bucharest Municipality Police Headquarters was informed that a 41-year-old man was detained in the Penitentiary Colony in Sector 5 while he was returning to the place of detention. from the workplace, where he was performing a paid activity, without supervision, he left the car that transported him back to the pre-trial detention center at the intersection in sector 5. In this context, a national and international investigation order was issued against the man, “said the police.

Thus, in the period from December 11, 2023 to December 28, 2023, the police officers of the Bucharest Municipality Police Headquarters – Criminal Investigation Service carried out activities to search for the man in question, and as a result, their reasonable assumption led to the fact that the suspect would be located in the settlement of Arges County .