The investigators clarify that the band consisted of four members and that they have not yet located the fourth
The Civil Guard has arrested three thieves members of a gang suspected of robbing twenty gas stations of the Valencian Community. In reality, the group consisted of four men, but the armed institute has not yet been able to locate the fourth person involved, whom they are looking for.
The gas stations attacked by this gang are located in the municipalities of Bunol, Channels, goat, Godelleta, Montesa, seven waters, Villagordo del Cabriel Y Villajoyosa.
The police even have videos from the security cameras of the attacked establishments showing how they acted. With mallets They broke the windows of the premises during the night time slot, when they were closed to the public, and then they took the money housed in machines slot machine and vendors of tobacco. Sometimes entire machines were taken.
The gang operated in an orderly fashion, dividing their efforts. Two of them were in charge of smashing the windows, entering and stealing. A third acted as a watchman to warn the group in case they perceived the arrival of a police patrol. The fourth acted as a driver.
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In the operation activated to dismantle the group and arrest three of the four members, the investigators, according to a statement sent by the Civil Guard, have found stolen objects that connect the suspects with the assaulted gas stations.
Between the material and the cash stolen, plus the damage caused by the perpetrators in the robberies, their activity has cost some 123,000 euros to businesses.