Five thieves arrested in Antwerp city center (Antwerp)
Several shoplifters have been arrested in the Antwerp city center in recent days, the Antwerp police zone reports. One of the suspects is being brought before the investigating judge.
The Shoplifting team of the Antwerp police zone incidents a duo in a department store on the Meir. “They had a bag with them that may have been equipped with insulating material to bypass alarm systems,” said police spokesman Willem Migom. The inspectors watched as the two men put two bottles of perfume in the bag and left the store without paying. The duo (22 and 24 years old), the stolen goods worth about 150 euros were returned to the store.
A day later, another duo of thieves ran into the lamp. They were watched in a clothing store, took some coats and socks from the racks and took them to a changing room. “When one of the men entered the store with a coat that he had not yet worn when he entered, the store’s alarm went off. The man ignored that and sat down on a bench a little further down the street. His companion even came out later with the first suspect’s established coat and their carrying bags,” Migom said. On the Theaterplein, the police protected the duo against. The men had stolen not only jackets from the clothing store, but also some underpants, three pairs of trousers, fourteen pairs of socks and a body warmer from several other stores. “Because the men (36 and 44) could not present any proof of payment, they were passed,” says Migom. “All stolen items, worth about 400 euros, were returned to the stores.”
Saturday it again price of shoplifting on a tip from the police who have built up a possible shoplifter team in perfume shops on De Keyserlei. “The team spotted the man as he left the store without passing the checkout,” explains Migom. “Even further on, he took a bottle of perfume from his pocket and put it in his backpack.” In his backpack, police found three bottles of perfume from two different stores. He also denied that he had stolen anything, but according to the items the items had been stolen from them.
The 22-year-old man was found to be in possession of scissors and wire cutters. “He may come in for proposals for similar facts earlier this week,” Migom said. The suspect is led by the investigating judge. sare