June 29, 2023, 2:58 PM
June 29, 2023, 2:58 PM
Three people were captured by the police. after being denounced for robbery, acts that they committed mainly on the buses of the public transport service in the capital of Santa Cruz.
The departmental commander of the Santa Cruz Police, Colonel Erick Holguín, indicated that the Properties division of the Special Force to Fight Crime (Felcc) managed to apprehend three people who have the way of operating neglecting passengers to steal their cell phones.
Lizbeth C., Pedro R. and Brayan D., were the subjects captured and will be made available to the Public Ministry.
“Bryan has a record for aggravated robbery in 2019, Pedro has a record for theft committed in 2022 and Lizeth also has a record for robbery in 2021,” the police chief said.
He recommended that the population exercise caution, also in case they had been victims, to recognize these three antisocials to join the complaint against them.
He added that the three thieves were captured near the Abasto market, in the capital of Santa Cruz, and the cell phone of one of the victims was recovered.
“It continues to work to establish who are the recipients or buyers of the stolen objects. Yeah there would be no one to buy them, there would be no one to steal them either,” he said.
The 18-year-old subject who is dedicated to stealing was presented at the Police Command/Photo: Juan Carlos Torrejón.
Another police operation allowed the capture of a ‘cogotero’, a person who robs passers-by by pressing their necks.
Holguín indicated that a 18 year old, identified as Juan José GN, is apprehended, in addition another subject was captured for being the buyer of the stolen belongings.
The recipient of the stolen goods underwent a abbreviated procedure and He was sentenced to two years in prison, while the subject who is engaged in the robbery is still being investigated, although it is known that he has record for robbery.
The 18-year-old man acted stealing with an accomplice, a fact that was recorded by security cameras on June 25, 2023, in the early morning hours. Finally, after a police raid where 31 homeless people were arrested, information was collected until they obtained the identity of the ‘cogotero’, subject that today was presented by the Police before the press.
Holguin said there is a fugitive person, identified as Roberto Carlos B., who was the one who accompanied Juan José to commit various robberies.
