A criminal organization that was committing thefts in houses, in areas of Thessaloniki and Pella, was dismantled by police officers of Agrinio Security. The police officers arrested three men and one woman, while the illegal financial benefit obtained by the defendants from their criminal activity exceeds, according to the police, 590,000 euros.

From the police investigation it emerged that the arrested had committed crimes since last June, in areas of Thessaloniki and Pella, in total 21 thefts in houses, from which they had taken 117,150 euros, 5,000 dollars, 150 British pounds and various valuables, worth about 475,750 euros.

They had “tuned in” to the police frequency

Regarding the methodology of the criminal organization, the accused acted, mainly, morning and lunch hourschoosing apartments in apartment buildings in central parts of Thessaloniki, which they were breaking into.

At the same time, the defendants used portable radioswhich they had tuned to a police frequency.

In addition, they were going to old people’s homes and under the pretense of being employees of DEDDIE, in order to protect the victims from possible risk of fire or overheating, they persuaded them to place valuables, jewelry and money in pillowcases and then removed them.

In searches carried out by the police at the houses of the accused, but also at hotels in Alexandria and Thessaloniki, they found the sum of 1,300 euros, 58 cartridges, two pistols with magazines, a large number of valuables, as well as many mobile telephone devices.

The arrested persons were taken to the Prosecutor of First Instance of Thessaloniki, while one of the arrested persons had pending two convictions by the Single-member and Three-member Misdemeanor Court of Kavala.

Police investigations are continuing to determine whether members of the criminal organization are involved in other cases of theft.