According to figures from the National Police, theft from people in 2022 grew by 18% compared to 2021. In fact, last year, on average, 800 robberies per day were registered throughout the country.
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In the case of Cali in 2023, the picture is not very different, given that in the first two months there have been 3,207 complaints for theft, 544 more than the same period in 2022.
And it is that the situation of insecurity in the Colombia It is worrisome, any citizen, regardless of the city, knows that at any moment they can be the victim of a robbery. Due to the high numbers, many citizens decide to take justice into their own handsdespite the fact that the authorities have called not to do so and to hand over the criminals to the Police.
This week a video of a private vehicle driver who decided to act on his own and prevent the robbery of a woman who was leaving the ATM in the capital of Valle del Cauca went viral.
The situation arose chen two freighters were going to rob a woman who was leaving to withdraw at a bank branch located on Roosevelt Avenue, near Alamedas Gallery.
Seeing this, the driver of the private vehicle did not hesitate and decided to ram the two thieves, dragging them several meters. One of the criminals was left under the car badly injured and was captured, while the other managed to flee by his own means.
“This person leaves the place and appears before the Prosecutor’s Office, but it is a matter of solidarity. The general public, since in these moments of confusion they did not know what was happening, they also tried to attack this person who sympathized with the fact. And here we call on the people, before acting, to analyze or call the competent authority so that we can act,” said General José Daniel Gualdron, commander of the Cali Police.
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