Hammer and Slammer

AND Caught Hammer HandedThe Policía Nacional in Granada arrested a 62-year-old man after catching him red handed with a hammer in his possession near several cars with broken windows.

The suspect has a criminal record consisting of, amongst other crimes, breaking into 18 vehicles in order to liberate them of any valuables within.

The police had received a call in the early hours of the morning to say the caller had just seen a man smash a side window of a car and get into it. The police lost no time getting to the scene and immediately came across the vehicle with the broken window.

Checking nearby vehicles they found ten more with broken side windows too, so they set about tracking the culprit down. It was just a case of following the trail of damaged cars.

They found him with small cuts on his forearms and a hammer. Upon searching him they found 11 cigarette lighters, a cosmetics make-up case, a pair of scissors and 16 euros in coins. They arrested him.

(News: Metropolitan Area, Granada, Andalucia)

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