On Rhodes police solved a robbery committed by two citizens of Romaniawho stole jewelry worth about 700,000 euros. The crime happened in the evening September 28when the attackers broke into the premises, beat the owner and emptied the display cases.
Plan of the century: the robbers acted in cold blood and with calculation
According to the newspaper Δημοκρατικήa 45-year-old suspect was arrested November 5and his 53-year-old accomplice is still wanted. The injured entrepreneur managed to activate smoke protection system and watched from the roof as the attackers fled on foot.
How the operation was prepared
The investigation showed that the robbers carefully prepared for the crime. Cameras recorded their repeated visits to the store area in the days leading up to the attack – on electric scooters and mainly in the evening hours.
Since September 18, they have been regularly on duty in a shelter opposite the store, studying the security system. Arrived on the island on September 10 by ferry Blue Star 2 from Piraeus, driving a white van Ford Transit Connectrented in Athens for fake Romanian documents.
Errors that gave them away
The key to the solution was steel video camera recordings And car rental details. The video showed a van with similar markings, and on the morning of November 5, police spotted the 45-year-old suspect the same car approaches and opens.
During his arrest they found him Airbnb logo keychainwho led investigators to a rented house on Claudiu Peper Street. During a search, they found clothes and items identical to those the robbers were wearing at the time of the crime.
Police later discovered shelter in the Archipoli areawhere masks, clothes and boxes of stolen jewelry were stored.
With a criminal background and an international wanted list
The arrested 45-year-old Romanian had long criminal history – robberies, thefts and participation in a criminal organization. He was released from Amfissa prison just two months before the crime, July 21, 2025.
His accomplice 53 year old Romanianis on the international wanted list “Interpol Red Notice” for a murder committed in Albania.
The investigation continues
Rhodes police are continuing their investigation to see if the suspects are linked to other crimes on the Greek islands. The stolen jewelry is believed to have already been sent abroad through intermediaries in Athens.
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