By Tara Rippin • 09 July 2020 • 10:15
ARRESTED: Suspected thief who spat at and threatened plain-clothed cop. CREDIT: Twitter (file pic)
THE 21-year-old, who has reportedly been arrested more than 20 times for theft, is accused of stealing €35 from a shop, which the officer apparently found on his possession.
The owner of the establishment claims the detainee, known as MB, entered the shop, went to the till and took the cash before fleeing.
He was spotted by the arresting officer and allegedly pulled off his mask before spitting at the cop and threatening him.
A police source said that because he has been arrested so many times, he knows all of the officers, even in plain clothes, and has insulted them in the street in the past.
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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