Spanish Couple Arrested in Andorra for Stealing Laptop Backpack from Restaurant
Andorran police tracked a stolen backpack via GPS from a Pas de la Casa restaurant to Andorra la Vella, arresting a Spanish couple in a car park with the matching laptops and items inside their vehicle.
Key Points
- Police arrested Spanish couple in Andorra la Vella car park after restaurant theft in Pas de la Casa.
- Stolen backpack contained two laptops, headphones, chargers, and cologne, found matching description.
- Suspects claimed wrong bag mix-up, but authorities charged them with theft.
- GPS tracking of devices led police from border village to capital after 7pm arrest.
Police in Andorra arrested a Spanish couple on Tuesday evening after they allegedly stole a backpack containing laptops, headphones, chargers, and other items from a restaurant in Pas de la Casa.
The theft was reported that afternoon when staff at the border village establishment noticed the disappearance of the backpack. Officers received information suggesting the suspects might be in a car park in Andorra la Vella and dispatched two patrol cars to the scene.
At the Parc Central car park, police identified the man and woman inside a vehicle. A search uncovered the stolen items, including two laptop computers, headphones, device chargers, and a bottle of cologne—all matching the description from the initial report.
The couple, who are Spanish nationals, claimed they had grabbed the wrong bag, citing a similar backpack they carried themselves. Authorities dismissed the explanation and charged them with theft.
The arrests occurred just after 7pm, following a trace of the devices' GPS signals from Pas de la Casa to the capital. The suspects are scheduled to appear before judicial authorities soon. No further details have been disclosed.
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