Regarding the robberies noted at the Roncal albergue in Cizur Menor near Pamplona in recent posts
Mundicamino http://www.mundicamino.com/noticias.cfm reports today the following
"Jueves - 24 mayo de 2012 / europapress.es
Dos detenidos por robar en un albergue de peregrinos en la Comarca de Pamplona ...."
Here is the Google translation of their full report.
"Thursday - May 24, 2012 / europapress.es
Two arrested for stealing in a hostel for pilgrims in the region of Pamplona ....
The Provincial Police recently stopped two men to commit theft in a hostel for pilgrims on the
Camino de Santiago is located in the region of Pamplona, as reported by the Government in a note.
This is AQ, 39 year-old resident of Barañáin, and FM, 29, resident of Logroño, with several similar backgrounds and with a warrant of arrest and detention of a court of Pamplona.
The past 11 and May 12 Provincial Police received a report of three pilgrims who had suffered the theft of mobile phones, cameras and cash as they slept in a shelter the
Camino de Santiago in the region of Pamplona.
It so happens that several pilgrims observed on both nights, two men handling bags inside the shelter, but at the time thought they were also pilgrims.
Upon learning of these facts, the Regional Police deployed a monitoring device that, on the morning of day 13, caught a man who agreed to the lodge climbing a wall. Although he fled, was intercepted and arrested.
Once in police custody, the detainee provided a false identity but police determined it was FM Later investigations led police to find out who the other man who participated in the robberies was AQ, who was arrested the day after.
Among the assets recovered by the Provincial Police two cameras and four mobile phones, several of which are fully consistent with those described in the complaints.
SIMILAR ACTION IN AUGUST, 2011
In August 2011 the Provincial Police developed the operation 'Santiago', which led to the arrest of two persons who were found to have a lot of stolen about thirty people at various shelters for pilgrims of Navarra.
The thieves accessed at dawn and establishments were made with all valuables in their path: phones, cameras, sunglasses, cash and even a printer."
I stress that In spite of the successful capture of these thieves and recovery of the stolen goods all pilgrims should be
CONSISTANTLY BE CONSCIOUS OF THEIR SURROUNDING AND NEVER LEAVE VALUABLES UNPROTECTED!!
Margaret