The PSP is investigating an attempted robbery that occurred around 3:30 am at a century-old jewelry workshop located in the historic center of Viana do Castelo, a police source said this Thursday.
In contact with the Lusa agency, a source from the territorial command of the Viana do Castelo PSP said that nothing was stolen, but the result was an attempt to break into the doors of a jewelry workshop that has been operating for 152 years. in material damage.
The same source said that the PSP was at the scene of the incident and was collecting traces that would allow the identification of the perpetrator or perpetrators of the attempted robbery.
Jewelry store owner Vitor Coutinho explained to Lusa that the robbery was thwarted by the front door.
The doors of the Venâncio Sousa jewelry store, open since 1872, on Rua da Picota, have been the target of several robbery attempts, even during opening hours.
In 1993, a jewelry workshop was robbed, and all the gold was stolen, including from buyers.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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