A thief throws himself into the sea from a cliff to flee from the Police in Ibiza

PalmaThe National Police have arrested a man in Ibiza allegedly accused of three robberies with force and one crime of home invasion, after he attempted to flee from the agents by jumping into the sea from a cliff. The events took place on Tuesday, when several neighbors alerted to the presence of a man inside a home. According to witnesses, the suspect had accessed the dwelling by jumping between the balconies of different floors.

The agents located a man who matched the description provided by the neighbors and ordered him to stop, but he ignored them and began his escape. Upon finding himself cornered, he went down a cliff and threw himself into the sea, with the intention of continuing his flight by swimming. The police maintained visual contact with him while he moved away from the coast, until reaching approximately 150 meters of distance. Given the risk to his physical integrity, they requested the collaboration of a boat. One of the agents went so far as to remove part of his uniform to enter the water and try to convince him to return to land, but the man did not heed him.

At one point in the escape, the suspect even tried to approach a boat that was anchored, although he desisted upon realizing that there were people on board. Finally, the agents were able to reach him with a rescue boat from the lifeguard service of Figueretes beach and arrested him. Once on land, the police verified that the man had a police warrant against him as a suspect of three robberies with force and one home invasion. According to the investigation, the three robberies had been committed by accessing the buildings through the facades. Once inside the homes, the suspect searched for valuables and allegedly stole jewelry and money.