Ignacio Pena Del Rio
Ignacio Pena Del Rio | |
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Born | Ignacio Peña Del Río 1974 |
Other names |
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Citizenship | Spain |
Criminal charge(s) | First degree burglary, receiving stolen property and attempted escape |
Criminal penalty | 7 years and 4 months |
Ignacio Pena Del Rio (Spanish: Ignacio Peña Del Río) was a notorious cat burglar,
Early life and criminal career
Ignacio Pena Del Rio was born in
He migrated to the United States to compete in martial arts and to attend the University of San Diego where he obtained a degree in business administration,[2] but soon he joined a band of itinerant thieves with whom he participated in several burglaries.[5] Not long after this Ignacio left the band as he wanted to target richer neighborhoods and he started to develop his own techniques that included the use of sophisticated tools for some of his burglaries as well as equipment to create visas, passports, driver licenses and different type of identifications that he used to change names with frequency.[1][5] During his criminal career he used over 35 different identities.[3][4] It was also during this time that he taught himself how to open safes and how to defeat alarm systems.[2]
During his career he was pursued by the
From prison he agreed to participate in a training video for Law enforcement agencies[6] and in addition he drew a map which led the police to a place where he had buried some of his loot.[1][8][9][10] For his participation in the creation of this training video for Law enforcement agencies and for leading authorities to this hidden treasure, Ignacio got a reduction of time of one third of his sentence.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Jury finds 'Bond' home burglar guilty". Press-Telegram. July 24, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e "$18m burglar makes training video for cops". The Sydney Morning Herald. August 13, 2008.
- ^ a b "Cop who found buried loot now finds he's detective of the year". Daily News. August 4, 2008.
- ^ a b "La carrera delictiva de un gijonés en EE UU". El Comercio. January 25, 2009.
- ^ a b c "What To Learn From An Infamous Burglar's Confessions". Supreme Security Systems. March 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "L.A. Serial Burglar Gives Police Tips, Gets Lighter Sentence". The Crime Report. August 13, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Cat burglar rats out his techniques for police". Los Angeles Times. August 13, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "More Details of Stolen Goods Uncovered from Caveda Thefts - Los Angeles Police Department". www.lapdonline.org..
- ^ a b "Buried loot found near freeway". Los Angeles Times. February 28, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Buried 'treasure' dug up in the Valley". LA Observed. February 27, 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Peña del Río fundía los metales preciosos para venderlos en lingotes y vivía en una furgoneta". El Comercio. January 24, 2009.