Robbery

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• Suspect Arrested in Casablanca Supermarket Burglary, Stolen Goods Recovered
  21 February 2020, by Kamal

  The elements of the judicial police of Sidi Bernoussi in Casablanca succeeded, on Tuesday, February 18, in arresting a 29-year-old individual for his alleged involvement in the burglary of a BIM store.
  The identity of the aggressor was revealed in the hours following the filing of the complaint by the manager of the supermarket. According to the latter, 3 televisions, 1 mobile camera, several electronic accessories, as well as cosmetic products, were stolen.
  A raid on the suspect’s (…)

• Four Arrested in Burglary of Foreign Diplomat’s Residence in Rabat
  7 August 2020, by Kamal

  The Rabat police prefecture, in collaboration with the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, succeeded last Wednesday in arresting 4 individuals for their alleged involvement in the burglary of the residence of a foreign diplomat.
  Several personal belongings and a significant sum of money were found at the suspects’ homes, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security, which specifies that the investigation, opened on Saturday morning, led to the (…)

• Suspect Arrested in Tangier After $20,000 Store Heist, Police Recover Stolen Cash and Phone Cards
  13 August 2020, by Kamal

  An individual was arrested on Monday a few hours after robbing a business in the Aida Village residential complex in Tangier. The stolen loot is estimated at 140,000 dirhams in addition to phone recharge cards.
  The 21-year-old man managed to break into the store in the early hours of the morning. He is said to have stolen a total of 200,000 dirhams, including 60,000 dirhams in phone recharge cards.
  According to Alyaoum24, the robber, identified thanks to the surveillance cameras of the (…)

• Moroccan Suspect Arrested in Barcelona Mall Robbery Using Fake Gun
  7 September 2020, by Kamal

  A young man of Moroccan nationality, suspected of being the author of the robbery of a shopping center in Barcelona, was arrested on August 31 by the Mossos d’Esquadra. The individual is being prosecuted for theft with violence and intimidation.
  On August 22, the cashier of a store in Martorell, terrified by an individual who was pointing a weapon at her, had taken refuge in a room where her colleagues were. The man was wearing an "Anonymous" mask, reports La Vanguardia.
  When the police (…)

• Sandstorm Aids Bank Heist in Morocco: Over $20,000 Stolen in Bir Jdid
  23 October 2020, by Kamal

  Individuals took advantage of the sandstorm that hit a large part of Morocco last Tuesday to commit a robbery in a bank branch in Bir Jdid. The stolen loot was estimated at more than 200,000 dirhams.
  The city center of Bir Jdid was deserted on Tuesday, due to the sandstorm that hit the entire region. Individuals took advantage of the weather conditions to dig a 60 cm diameter hole in the rear facade of the agency.
  According to Andaluspress, 150,000 Moroccan dirhams and nearly 90,000 in (…)

• Moroccan-American Couple Robbed Near Casablanca Shopping Center
  28 October 2020, by Kamal

  A couple of Moroccan expatriates, residing in the United States, were the victims on Saturday of a robbery near a shopping center in Casablanca. The victims lost their identity documents, bank cards and the keys to their home and car.
  This theft took place on Saturday afternoon, near the Marjane Idrissia center, in the prefecture of Derb Soltane. Two individuals, on a motorcycle, snatched the handbag of a Moroccan woman residing in the USA.
  Unable to catch the two thieves, the husband (…)

• Moroccan Jeweler, 69, Dies in Violent Burglary Orchestrated by Wife
  30 November 2020, by Kamal

  Five individuals were arrested on Friday in El Hajeb for their alleged involvement in a case of assault and violence resulting in death, aggravated theft and failure to report a crime.
  According to a press release from the National Security Directorate, a 69-year-old jeweler was the victim of a violent burglary. On November 14, 3 individuals had arrived at his home and left with a large haul, after beating him up.
  With the help of his brother and sister, the victim’s second wife had (…)

• Repeat Offender with 60 Convictions Arrested Again in Barcelona
  25 December 2020, by Kamal

  Author of around a hundred offenses and convicted around sixty times, a Moroccan in his thirties was arrested again in Barcelona. On December 19, Mohamed E. M. appeared before the court.
  A professional robber, the Moroccan, who had just arrived in the Catalan city, is already on the list of the most active and wanted criminals, according to local media. The repeat offender had a preference for businesses in the Sant Antoni and Eixample neighborhoods.
  Since October 26, the date of his (…)

• Senior Royal Gendarmerie Officer’s Villa in Tangier Burglarized, Cash and Documents Stolen
  7 January 2021, by Kamal

  A break-in was committed on Monday morning in the villa of a senior officer of the royal gendarmerie in Tangier. The thief, a professional, acted in the absence of the owners and mobilized the police and gendarmerie services.
  An individual broke into the villa of a senior officer of the royal gendarmerie in Malabata very early in the morning. The site Amnous reveals that the security guard was sleeping in his guard post when the burglar climbed over the villa walls.
  Inside, the (…)

• Maroc Telecom CEO’s Beach Villa Burglarized, Four Suspects Arrested
  31 January 2021, by Kamal

  Four individuals were brought before the Attorney General at the Court of Appeal in Rabat, for forming a criminal association and fraud. The defendants were arrested in the act of burgling the villa of the chairman of the management board of Maroc Telecom in Harhoura.
  The elements of the Royal Gendarmerie rushed to the secondary residence of Abdeslam Ahizoune on the Harhoura beach, where a burglary had been reported. Having broken in, four strangers were caught in the act as they were (…)