The alleged perpetrator was caught in the act of committing the theft, thanks to the cooperation of citizens, thereby preventing the completion of the crime.
The detainee has a criminal record for committing crimes against property previously.
The Guardia Civil and Local Police of El Algar (Cartagena) came during the afternoon yesterday, day 10, the arrest MD, age 27, of Ukrainian nationality and resident in Cartagena, as alleged perpetrator of a crime burglary in a company of The Blessed-Cartagena.
The alleged perpetrator was caught thanks to the cooperation of citizens at the time of committing the theft of 800 meters of copper wiring, valued at more than 4,000 euros, having caused to carry out the theft seriously damaged the facility.
Under the "Plan of police response to the theft of copper wiring, the Guardia Civil de Murcia has enabled to detect and eradicate any criminal activity related to the removal of metallic wiring, during the afternoon yesterday Guardia Civil agents and Local Police of El Algar had knowledge of the commission of a burglary in a business of The Blessed - Cartagena.
He quickly moved up the building of a crane company where they observed a person was inside and was part of the wiring subtracting them.
He was then intercepted by the officers found and had cut 800 meters of copper wiring of cranes reached a weight of 600 kilograms, proceeding directly to his arrest as an alleged perpetrator of a crime of burglary.
In addition to the theft of electrical cable, valued at approximately $ 4,000, the alleged perpetrator has caused the firm with damage estimated at $ 2,000.
The detainee has numerous precedents for the commission of crimes against property previously.
The person arrested and the proceedings initiated have been made available to the Magistrate's Court Number One of Cartagena (Murcia).
Source: Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia