Police officers from the Ierapetra Crime Investigation and Prosecution Division officers from the Ierapetra Crime Investigation and Prosecution Division took action. According to the police, between May 1, 2026, and October 8, 2026, unknown individuals called primarily elderly people using various pretexts.
In some cases, they posed as doctors and informed the victims of an allegedly serious car accident involving a relative, claiming they could help by paying a fee, while in other cases, members of the criminal group would first threaten the elderly victims with harm to themselves and their loved ones, and then another member, posing as a police officer, would offer them protection and.
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In these ways, the members of the criminal group persuaded their victims to gather and leave or hand over money and valuables at a designated location or to a specific person. In fact, according to a police report, they had managed to extort, in five cases in Lasithi and one in Boeotia, a total of 69,850 euros in cash and jewelry worth a total of 70,550 euros.
The preliminary investigation, as noted, identified the 60-year-old man—who was located yesterday (October 9, 2026) in the municipality of Ierapetra—as being involved in the case, specifically in the role of “collector.” the 60-year-old man who was located yesterday (October 9, 2026) in an area of the Municipality of Ierapetra.
A search of his home followed, during which the sum of 1,675 euros, jewelry, and a cell phone were found and seized. The preliminary investigation is ongoing by the Ierapetra Crime Investigation and Prosecution Department.
Source: protothema.gr
