Two arrested in Katerini robbery

Police in Katerini, northern Greece, detained two men aged 20 and 29 on Saturday who allegedly posed as Public Power Corporation (PPC) workers and robbed an 80-year-old woman of the sum of 9,000 euros.

According to the case file, the two suspects entered the victim’s residence on the pretext of repairing a faulty electricity circuit.

They subsequently made off several pieces of jewelry as well as the cash from the premises, before the woman alerted the police.