Specifically, according to information from ERT, the police received a signal that at 12:40 in an apartment building located on Nikolaou Politi Street, two people attempted to commit a burglary.

he incident in Ilioupoli 
A patrol car of the Hellenic Police arrived immediately outside the scene, while citizens notified the police that one of the perpetrators had gone to an adjacent plot of land and had opened a large closet there, used as a storage space. He was immediately arrested by the police there, while burglary tools were found on him.

They then searched for the second person who was with him and, in a nearby area, they located the second perpetrator, who was inside a car, where burglary tools were also found. At the same time, a suitcase with an electric screwdriver with various heads was also found in their possession. A can of olive oil, which had been stolen, was also found in the car.

Aim to steal cans of olive oil from apartment buildings
According to the same information, the aim of the burglars was to enter apartment building warehouses and steal cans of olive oil, which often in Greece is sold by harvesters in 20 liter cans.

Both burglars had bothered authorities before, one was recently released from prison after a 7-year prison sentence for theft and burglary, while the second had been in prison for 2 years. The two arrested were brought to justice.