May 15, 2023, 1:28 PM
May 15, 2023, 1:28 PM
The persecution that the Police activated in the plan to prevent the escape of two antisocials who had just committed a robbery In a supermarket, he allowed the capture of one of the criminals, a subject who jumped from the motorcycle in his eagerness to flee and ended up with a broken leg, a fact that prevented his escape and he was apprehended.
The commander of the Santa Cruz Police, Colonel Érick Holguín, indicated that the antisocial is hospitalized receiving medical attention and is in police custody, as he will be brought before a precautionary judge.
The offender is hospitalized.
“PIn the vicinity of the fourth ring of the ecological cordon, the motorcycle in which the criminals were fleeing is intercepted. Due to the characteristics described by the complainant of the supermarket, the group Delta identifies them and carries out the pursuit, but in the Eager to escape, one of them jumps off the motorcycle and injures his leg, while the other goes into the mountains shooting firearms,” Holguín explained.
The injured offender was identified as Anthony STV, a subject who was shooting at the police patrol during the pursuit. The police found in his possession the weapon he used to intimidate not only his victims, but also used against the uniformed officers.
“The antisocial is hospitalized, since at the moment of jumping from the motorcycle, one of the legs is fractured and he suffers blows to the body. He is under police custody,” he stressed.
The other criminal who was on board the motorcycle fled and has not yet been captured, for this reason the Police continue to carry out operations in search of his whereabouts.
Both antisocials had committed an aggravated robbery in a supermarket in the North zone, near La Chonta, at 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, after the fact the victim alerted the police and That’s where the chase begins.
“The case begins with the robbery at the supermarket, but We are aware that in recent days, they committed other robberies in Tigo Money stores, in the same way they entered with firearms, they fired shots and in some cases they injured their victims,” he added.
