Warsaw. A series of brutal robberies in the city center. Man attacked in an elevator. Recording

City center police detained suspects involved in a series of robberies. They also published a recording of the attack in a block of flats on Jana Pawła II Avenue. It shows the attacker brutally attacking a man in an elevator. He hit him on the head until he fell to the ground, then took his bag with documents, money and phone.

In recent weeks, intelligence officers from the District Police Headquarters in Śródmieście have been investigating a series of robberies that took place in the district. As the press officer of the downtown police, Junior Aspirant Jakub Pacyniak, reports, two Georgian citizens were detained a few minutes after they attacked random people in the center.

The first attack took place at the intersection of Krucza and Żurawia streets, the second one occurred soon at Nowogrodzka Street. – The perpetrators acted very brutally. At first, they approached their victims, one of the attackers twisted their arms and held them, and the other one beat them. Finally, they stole things from the victims – describes the policeman.

He adds that during the arrest, the men behaved very aggressively towards the police and tried to escape. – It was necessary to use direct coercive measures – notes the junior asp. Pacyniak.

Charges for robberies in the center of Warsaw

The detainees were taken to the police station at Wilcza Street, where they were interrogated. At the places of both incidents, an inspection was carried out with the participation of a forensic technician who secured traces, and witnesses and injured persons were also interviewed.

Criminal investigators from the Department fighting crimes against life and health joined the activities. – Every day, they deal with the most difficult cases and arrest the most brutal criminals. The evidence they collected in this case resulted in charging a 35-year-old and a 37-year-old with robberies in the center of Warsaw – informs a spokesman for the downtown police.

At the request of the prosecutor's office, the court decided to apply provisional arrest to the suspects. Both men will spend the next three months there.

The police detained those suspected of involvement in robberies

The brutal attack in the elevator was recorded on camera

According to the police, the 35-year-old detained in the center was also related to a brutal robbery in one of the blocks of flats on Jana Pawła II Avenue. The incident took place at the end of November and was recorded by surveillance cameras.

– The aggressor entered the elevator and deliberately pressed the button for the top floor to have plenty of time to act. When the elevator doors closed, he started beating the 23-year-old. At some point, the door opened and the injured person fell out of the door and fell to the floor. At this point, the perpetrator dragged the 23-year-old back inside and continued beating him, and at the end he stole his purse with money, documents and a mobile phone – describes the junior asp. Pacyniak.

The man injured in the attack suffered serious head injuries, including a fractured eye socket. Criminal findings show that he was an accidental victim, and the perpetrator followed him immediately before the robbery, chose a convenient place and attacked him.

Due to their suspicions, investigators searched the 35-year-old's apartment in Ursus. A jacket hanging in one of the closets caught their attention. – As it turned out, the attacker from the elevator was wearing the same one – notes the junior asp. Pacyniak. The evidence collected in this case was transferred to the Warsaw Śródmieście-Północ District Prosecutor's Office, which will make further decisions regarding the proceedings.

Two more men arrested for drugs

During the search of the 35-year-old's apartment, two more Georgian citizens were arrested. The police say that the men had marijuana and a stolen phone with them. They were both taken to the police station at Wilcza Street.

– A 31-year-old and a 33-year-old were charged with drug possession, the older of whom will also be charged with misappropriating a mobile phone. According to criminal findings, the 33-year-old provided passenger transport services. During one of the journeys, his passenger left his phone in the car for a moment of inattention, and the suspect stole it – explains the spokesman for the downtown police.