Arrested for attempting to assault a police officer during the inspection of an occupied farm in Cádiz

SPAIN / By Cruz Ramiro

A man has been arrested this Monday accused of trying to attack the agents of the Local Police of Cádiz with a thick chain during a performance to seal an abandoned house, where rubble had fallen from a balcony onto the street, with the consequent risk to pedestrians.

The Local Police of Cádiz appeared this Monday morning at a house on Teniente Andújar street and verified the existence of these rubble from an abandoned farm, as well as a metal railing protruding with a risk of falling, as reported by the City Council. in a note.

Given this, the Fire Department was notified to review the property and to the municipal cleaning services to remove the remains that had already fallen on public roads.. In addition, the neighbors told the agents that the property is an occupied farm, where “the consumption and sale of narcotics is common, and that almost every day there are usually brawls.”.

In the visual inspection carried out by the agents from the outside, the poor condition of the building in terms of safety and health was determined, with a large accumulation of garbage and belongings and giving off a strong putrefied odor. For this reason, the presence on site of a technician from the Urban Planning delegation was also required..

While waiting for the arrival of the Fire Department to continue with the action, a person tried to access the property and when requested by the Local Police picked up a thick chain from the ground with the clear intention of hitting the agents. After managing to reduce the man, the agents arrested him for an alleged crime of attack on authority.

Finally, before the inspections carried out by both the Urban Planning technicians and the Fire Department, and after checking the state of the property, the property was sealed for security reasons and the access walled up was requested..