“Every day there is something new,” lamented Sergio Gao, Director of Lighting of the Municipality of San Miguel de Tucumán, about the acts of vandalism suffered by the city. On this occasion, the theft of more than 42 reflectors and power and underground cables was detected at the Tucumán Autodrome. As the official explained to LA GACETA, the losses that were perceived in the cycling track sector include the breaking of the electrical terminal blocks, reflectors that cost around $500,000 each and wiring of the luminaires that are quoted at about $700 each. meter of cable. “It is a constant business, every day there is a theft,” Gao claimed.
“I have a terrible anguish, it is very sad to see one’s work end like this. We have put all our effort into raising the public lighting, which we had down because it was practically without maintenance a year ago, but this takes away the opportunity from neighborhoods that we should have already attended to,” he said.
In detail, the municipal official warned of the acts of vandalism in different parts of the city. “I had thefts reported in the northern access, where underground and power cables were vandalized and stolen; in access through San Cayetano, which even vandalized the overhead cable and broke the light fixture; in access via route 301, through the Atlético complex, where they stole all the cables and opened the covers; Also in the 9 de Julio park there are constant thefts; Another robbery zone is Army of the North, from 0 to 200, and Mate de Luna from 3,000 to 3,200,” he listed.
Gao warned that the areas where these acts are committed do not have security cameras, so the claim has been raised with the corresponding municipal office. “The problem is that it is impossible to run after this. It costs a fortune to invest and you have to repair everything again. We are talking about installations that had to last approximately 10 years, and they last us days,” the municipal official noted. Regarding the detection of those responsible, Gao assured that “the neighbor complains, but is afraid” to give names, although he acknowledged that the Municipality is carrying out an investigation based on the complaints that have been gathered. “We want to see if at some point there is a break-in,” Gao said.
