In the identification of two persons involved in the vehicle thefts in Nice, authorities said, while one more is wanted for involvement in the wild pursuit with the death of the police officer in Aspropyrgos yesterday morning.

Meanwhile a case file was filed from the Piraeus Security sub-directorate, for criminal organization (gang), aggravated theft, recklessness and dangerous driving from which resulting in the fatal injury of a police officer and the injury of three others.

The police have already proceeded to arrest a 20-year-old, a member of a criminal organization, who together with his accomplices committed successive vehicle thefts in Perama and Nikaia Attica – to escape arrest he developed excessive speed and performed dangerous maneuvers. As a result, there were police officers from the DI.AS Team. collide with a patrol car, resulting in fatal injury to the driver, serious injury to the passenger and minor injury to the crew of the patrol car.

The 20-year-old was arrested yesterday, December 18, 2023, in the morning, while the case file also includes three of his accomplices, two of whom have been identified.

The police statement:

“The above having formed a criminal group for the purpose of stealing vehiclesfrom the evening hours of 12-17-2023 until the early hours of 12-18-2023 removed four (4) vehicles from Perama and Nikaia Attica.

During their escape attempt, they were noticed by emergency police officers and developed excessive speedat the same time carrying out dangerous maneuvers, thereby endangering the lives of other road users.

Next, on Athens Avenue in the direction of Aspropyrgos, at approximately the 14th km of the Athens – Corinth National Road, the 20-year-old lost control of the stolen vehicle and collided with another stolen vehicledriven by his accomplice, as a result of which he stopped and was arrested, after crashing into the dividing wall, while the other vehicle with the driver escaped.

Then, a motorcycle belonging to the DIAS Team, which was following the vehicle, collided with a patrol car, resulting in the fatal injury of the motorcycle driver and the serious injury of the passenger. At the same time, the crew of the patrol car was slightly injured damage was caused to the official vehicle.

The injured police officers were transported to the hospital and their examination was ordered by a Medical Examiner, while the autopsy of the dead policeman was also ordered.

The arrested person, with the case filed against him, is taken to the competent prosecutor’s office”.