Gang robbed elderly homes in Attica, 11 arrests

The leadership of the Greek police announced the liquidation of a gang of criminals who committed thefts in the homes of elderly residents of Attica.

intruders pretending to be employees of an electrical company or workers maintaining elevators. During the operations carried out on 22/06 in the districts of Western Attica, with the participation of police officers from the Department of Marousi (a subdivision of North-East Attica), the Emergency Response Directorate and OPKEidentified and detained 11 members of the criminal organization.

Against them, as well as against seven other people who are wanted, a criminal case was initiated on the fact of the creation of a criminal organization, whose members were engaged in committing theft. In addition, they are charged with violating the law on weapons.

According to ΕΛΑΣ, the defendants, who are related to each other, founded a criminal organization about two and a half years ago. At the same time, they were equipped with several cars, which they used in turn, and if they were detected by the authorities, they immediately got rid of them.

Gang members posing as employees DEDDIE (electric company). The alleged perpetrators, based in Ano Liosia, drove their cars around the districts of Attica and looked for potential victims, mostly elderly people, who were discreetly followed on their way home. They then approached and on several occasions even showed service company IDs, posing as DEDDIE employees or elevator operators, urging them to let them into the house.

One of the “workers” engaged the tenant in conversation, and the second at that time “rummaged around the house” in search of money and jewelry. When committing crimes, gloves and medical masks were used so that they would not be identified later. And then they fled the scene in cars in which accomplices were waiting for them.

During searches conducted by the police in residential buildings, as well as in a bank safe, they found and seized: a lot of valuable jewelry (gold chains, bracelets, necklaces, crosses, rings, watches, brooches, earrings, etc.), 46 gold coins, 59,380 euros , $31, semi-automatic stun gun, hunting rifle, voice recorder, 3 mobile phones and a checkbook.

From the time of the investigation to the present, 20 cases of theft and 4 attempts have been discovered from houses in the areas of Koukaki, Galatsi, Kifisia, Zografou, Chalandri, Marousi, Agia Paraskevi, Paleo Faliro, Psychiko, Nea Smyrni, Nea Chalkidona and Cholargos. According to ΕΛΑΣ, the total illegal financial gain received by the perpetrators exceeds 600,000 euros.

The detainees were taken to the prosecutor’s office. The investigation is ongoing.

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