The arrest was made after active work by the officers from the “Criminal Police“ sector of the First Regional Police Department in Sofia and their colleagues from the Internal Affairs Directorate. In just 24 hours, a large amount of police work and operational-search actions were carried out on the case.
Yesterday at around 6:30 p.m., a foreign citizen reported to the police that a little earlier, on the territory of Borisova Gradina, she had been attacked by three unknown individuals. They had physically assaulted her and taken her mobile phone, gold jewelry, a handbag with personal documents and medicines.
Action was immediately organized to identify and detain the perpetrators of the crime. As part of the investigation, an inspection of the scene of the incident was conducted and the video surveillance footage in the area was reviewed. The forensic experts quickly tracked down the perpetrators and located their location - in the area of the "Poduene" railway station.
This morning, a specialized police operation was carried out, during which the three men were detained. One of them turned out to be a minor, and the other two - 20 and 30 years old. A check of the Ministry of Interior registers showed that they are from the Straldzha region and the surrounding villages. The three are well known to law enforcement agencies and have an extensive criminal past, with the oldest already effectively convicted of committing robberies. The incriminating items were found in the apartment they lived in.
During the subsequent additional procedural actions, it was established that the men were involved in committing two more robberies in Sofia. Some time ago, they attacked another woman, again in the territory of Borisova Gradina. They stole a mobile phone, a handbag and a sum of money from her. On April 17, the trio threatened two underage boys and took their mobile phones.
The data from the investigation has been reported to the prosecutor's office, they are about to be charged and a detention order taken.