Johan Aguirre, originally from the Island of Ometepe, in Rivas, arrived in Granada on March 8 to enjoy the beauties of the colonial city, without imagining that he would be surprised by the crime that plagues the streets of the tourist municipality.
The visitor stayed at a hotel located in the center of the city, without imagining that his vehicle would suffer the consequences due to the insecurity that prevails in the place. He recounts that at approximately 2:40 in the morning on Friday, March 10, the security cameras of the place captured the precise moment in which a man with a stocky build, who wore a cap, sweatshirt, and shorts, approached the truck of his property to steal automotive parts.
According to the victim, “the criminal ripped off the rear view mirrors” and “the tire caps” of the truck, which was parked on the edge of Calle La Libertad.
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Despite the fact that investigative experts from the National Police arrived at the scene with the canine technique to initiate investigations into the robbery and find the person responsible, the authorities continue without giving notice about the capture of the subject and the return of the stolen goods.
Robberies don’t stop
In mid-February, another event had drawn the attention of the city’s inhabitants, when security cameras captured the moment when a taxi driver identified as Bosco arrived and parked near another vehicle already parked. The subject decides to get out of his car and secretly begins to check his vehicle.
Several minutes later, the images were captured when the taxi driver opens the lid of the vehicle that is not his, and removes the battery and then leaves in his taxi.
The owner of the stolen vehicle, identified as Luis Aguilar, assured that he reported it to the police authorities, who in less than 24 hours captured the subject and recovered the car battery.
The subject was detained at the Granada police station, waiting for Aguilar to appear to start a mediation in which the detainee had to assume the expenses that the affected person assumed with the theft of the battery.
“We are going to mediate for the money that I have spent because I was left without a car and had to pay a taxi to move, in addition to renting a battery to be able to bring my car,” Aguilar said. “According to what they tell me, (the taxi driver) has a history of stealing batteries, it seems that this is his hobby,” he added.
armed assaults
The first two days of last week, the tourist city recorded at least four armed robberies by criminals on motorcycles.
On Monday, March 6, two subjects aboard a white motorcycle cornered a teenager with the initials CARS, who they beat and intimidated with a firearm to steal his cell phone in the Pancasan neighborhood in Pochote, Granada. .
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Likewise, it happened with a minor identified with the initials SAGO, who was a victim of other criminals aboard a light vehicle who took her cell phone in the Calle El Almendro sector.
That same day, it was also learned about the assault with intimidation of a young man who was passing through the Santa Martha Workshop sector, and a young student from the Pedro Aráuz Palacio Technological Center, in this city. The latter was attacked by the subjects who fled after stealing her belongings.
There are already arrests
The recent report of the National Police reports the capture of at least 43 criminals for the crimes of robbery with intimidation, homicidal deaths and drug suppliers.
The latest arrests are of eight subjects for committing robbery with violence, robbery with force and crimes that threaten the lives of women. They were presented between March 1 and 8, 2023, according to information from the institution.
By: United Voices
