La Vega. — An attempted robbery was perpetrated against a branch of the Banco Adopem in the city of La Vegaa fact that activated an extensive operation by the National Police, which has already identified a suspect and is deepening the investigations to clarify what happened and find his whereabouts.
The spokesperson for the National Police in La Vega, Lucia Cruz Polancoindicated that, thanks to the quick action of the agents and the analysis of the images captured for the surveillance camerasthe alleged perpetrator of the incident was identified in a timely manner.
According to him preliminary reportThe suspect was identified as José Manuel Cosme Vargas, alias “Maca Lengua”, identified as a known antisocial person in this city, who would have tried to carry out the robbery without achieving his goal.
“It was not a completed robberybut of an attempt. The individual did not manage to take anything,” said the police spokesperson.
The National Police reported that it maintains active location and search of the suspect, as part of the ongoing investigations, in order to make him available to the Public Ministry for the corresponding purposes.
The authorities reiterated that the case remains under investigation, while the police report is expanded with new details of the incident.
Cruz Polanco clarified that the incident left no people injured nor economic losses, and that the situation was controlled without a major event occurring.
Likewise, the authorities evaluate conditions of entity security financial as part of the investigative processreiterating the commitment of the National Police to guarantee citizen security and the protection of financial institutions.
