An elderly man with a walker was arrested at Palma airport: he stole items worth more than €2,000 from a tourist

• Investigators confirmed that the suspect, who quickly left the scene after the theft, had hidden the items in the seat of his walker
• According to the National Police, the man has a long criminal record

According to the National Police, the man has a long criminal recordAn elderly man has been arrested by the National Police in Palma as the alleged perpetrator of a theft committed last month at the Balearic airport of Son Sant Joan.

The man, who uses a walker and is around 70 years old, stole items valued at more than €2,000 from a tourist at the airport.Private security guards at the airport located the suspect after the victim reported the incident. The victim was about to pick up a rental car to begin her vacation on the island when she was robbed.Investigators confirmed that the suspect, who quickly left the scene after the theft, had stored the items in the seat of the walker he uses.According to the National Police, the elderly man has a long criminal record. Twelve other people have been arrested at the airport this August, four for court claims, two for theft, and one for assault.