Escaped convict captured after four-day crime spree

[Handout/Hellenic Police]

A convict who escaped from situation connected Easter Sunday and engaged successful a string of crimes successful the pursuing days was arrested connected Crete Thursday, constabulary said.

The 30-year-old man, who was lone identified arsenic a overseas national, escaped from a situation adjacent Hania. Police said helium stole a αυτοκίνητο successful Hania connected Tuesday, and connected Wednesday robbed a tourist astatine gunpoint successful Iraklio, taking her mobile phone.

He was arrested successful Rethymno pursuing a concerted constabulary operation. A hunt of the stolen αυτοκίνητο produced three mobile phones, cashcards, a weapon and jewellery – arsenic well arsenic a seashell and opercula, oregon trapdoors from oversea snails that are sometimes used successful jewellery.