The detainee was travelling at high speed fleeing from the Guardia Civil.
After abandoning the stolen car, he continued to flee on foot until he was detained by officers.
On June 25th, 2022 at around 06:50 a.m., while agents of the Torrevieja Guardia Civil were carrying out a breathalyser control on the N-332 road, they observed how a car, which was driving towards the control, accelerated abruptly, fleeing at high speed.
The Guardia Civil began a chase of the vehicle which lasted more than 20 minutes.
The car was travelling at high speed through the urban area of the city including in a prohibited direction.
That same day, the same vehicle had been involved in a fail to stop accident in Orihuela.
Once intercepted, the 21-year-old attempted to flee on foot, even wounding one of the officers.
The owner of the vehicle, who was on vacation in Sweden, was unaware that the car and various jewels inside his home had been stolen
A search of the interior of the vehicle was carried out, officers found a large knife, a few grams of marijuana and various jewels.
After carrying out the corresponding procedures with the jewels found, it was discovered that they had been stolen from inside a house at dawn on the same day in Orihuela, where the keys of the vehicle that was later used were also stolen.
The judicial authority has decreed his release with the imposition of precautionary measures.
