The prompt intervention of the police, helped by the dog Togo, made it possible to quickly stop a minor suspected of having attacked and stolen the handbag of a 74 -year -old lady (illustration photo).
Photo: KEYSTONE/MARTIAL TREZZINI
A collaboration between the Geneva police and the municipal police of the Grand-Saconnex (GE), as well as the flair of a police dog and the intervention of a passer-by, allowed a 74-year-old lady to find her handbag who had just been torn away. A minor was arrested.
The facts occurred on April 10. The victim returned home after having retired money from his bank. Shaken in front of her alley by a young man who arose behind her back, the lady fell to the ground, the Geneva police said on Tuesday. Taking advantage of the confusion, the thief seized his handbag and fled. A neighbor immediately gave the alert.
The police arrived quickly and several patrols grown the Pommier district, in Grand-Saconnex. Police dog Togo has been used. The animal immediately took a track ‘which led to a keychain that the thief dropped into his flight.
Municipal agents then saw an individual who crossed the Sarasin park and whose report corresponded to that of the aggressor. Despite the injunctions of the agents, the young man did not stop. He crossed a barrier, then disappeared. However, a passerby saw him take refuge in the garden of a house.
Thanks to this information, the police were able to challenge the minor, hidden under the table of a terrace. The entire loot was found thanks to the police dog near the place of the arrest, noted the Geneva police. The handbag was discovered hidden in a bush.
The septuagenarian was able to recover all of her money and all the personal effects that were in her bag. The author of the facts benefits from the presumption of innocence, said the Geneva police. No information on his age or origin has been given.
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