El Caso has reported that Guàrdia Urbana, Barcelona’s city police, arrested a man after a neighbour saw him climbing the facade of a residential building on Carrer del Llobregós, in the Carmel neighbourhood of Horta-Guinardó.

For residents in the block and nearby streets, the reported case centres on a suspected entry through an apartment window and shows the value of reporting suspicious activity promptly rather than confronting a person directly.

According to the report, the witness noticed a person on the building facade at about 11.30pm, apparently attempting to reach flats through their windows. The neighbour alerted the Guàrdia Urbana and recorded video of the incident.

Wallet reportedly recovered after officers arrived

El Caso said patrols used the witness’s description and footage to locate the suspect, who had allegedly entered one apartment. Officers reportedly found a wallet taken from the flat when they searched him.

The report said the wallet was returned to the tenant and that the man was taken to a police station after being arrested on suspicion of theft. No further details about the suspect’s identity or the apartment were given in the report.

How theft victims can make a complaint

Residents who need to report a theft can use the Guàrdia Urbana complaints service, which has a network of offices for lodging complaints. The city police list thefts among the reports that can be filed.

  • For an alleged theft valued at more than €1,000, the complaint must always be made in person, according to the Guàrdia Urbana.
  • The city police also provide procedures for requesting an action report after an intervention by officers.
  • Residents can consult the Guàrdia Urbana’s procedures page for appointments and security-related administrative services.

Carrer del Llobregós is in Horta-Guinardó, and Barcelona City Council’s institutional repository identifies a section of the street by Mercat del Carmel. Residents making a theft complaint should retain any footage, photographs and details of the missing property for police.

Primary sources: bcnroc.ajuntament.barcelona.cat, ajuntament.barcelona.cat, opendata-ajuntament.barcelona.cat. Reported by elcaso.elnacional.cat, Redacción de Barcelona Press, El Caso (El Nacional).