The Local Police in Palma has opened proceedings against a 36-year-old woman after detecting that she was using a manipulated parking permit for people with reduced mobility. The forgery included spelling mistakes and a handwritten expiry date marked as 'indefinite'.
Officers from the Community Proximity Team (ECOP) of the Local Police in Palma located a car parked in a space reserved for people with reduced mobility in the parking lot of a shopping centre on General Riera street on April 22. Upon inspecting the vehicle, they noticed that the PMR permit displayed on the dashboard had irregular edges and other signs typical of home printing.
The driver, a 36-year-old German citizen, was found nearby. After examining the document, the officers detected multiple anomalies: the front and back were printed on two different sheets inserted into a plastic sleeve, each corresponding to a different municipality in Germany. Additionally, the permit contained spelling mistakes in its Spanish translation, the beneficiary's name was missing, one of the stamps was printed instead of embossed, and the expiry date was handwritten with the indication of 'indefinite'.
The investigation dismantles the alibi
Initially, the woman claimed she was unaware that she could not use the permit and blamed her father for its origin. However, when the officers warned her that this version could implicate her parent in legal responsibilities, the woman ended up admitting that she had been the one who created and printed the false document. The permit was immediately confiscated.
To confirm the forgery, the Local Police initiated an investigation that included contacting the two German municipalities whose details appeared on the document. Both administrations responded that they had never issued permits with those characteristics or with indefinite validity. They also confirmed that neither the permit number nor the identity of the supposed holder appeared in their records.
Expert report from the UVAC
The Accident Vehicles Unit (UVAC) prepared an expert document examination report that concluded that the permit had been made from two independent prints and certified that it had a high capacity to mislead both police forces and any citizen. The technical analysis confirmed the falsity of the document and its potential to deceive.
Once all checks were completed and the expert report received, the woman was summoned to the police station as a non-arrested suspect for an alleged crime of forgery of an official document. Assisted by her lawyer, she exercised her right not to testify. The proceedings have been forwarded to the judicial authority, which will be responsible for determining any potential criminal liabilities arising from the case.
This case highlights the importance of respecting parking spaces reserved for people with reduced mobility, a scarce resource in a city like Palma where parking is a constant headache. The forgery of such documents is not only a crime but also directly harms those who truly need these spaces. The next time someone tries to park in a PMR space without permission, they should know that the Local Police is vigilant and that homemade forgeries, including spelling mistakes, will not pass.
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