- A thief took materials for the construction of a home, while the family was inside.
- It took the police more than an hour to reach the scene.
- The neighbors, through surveillance, prevented the criminal from escaping.
The robberies do not stop in the city of Palpala.
On this occasion, a family from neighborhood August 23 suffered the theft of construction elements that were on the terrace of the house.
At that moment, the owners were inside the home and upon hearing the noises, they came out and ran into the thief, coming down from the roof with construction materials.
“On Tuesday at 8:30 p.m., my eight-year-old son heard noises on the terrace, then my dog was barking, but I didn’t go out to look because I didn’t imagine there was a person. At 8:50 p.m. my dog came out again, she caught my attention and I saw a boy come down from my terrace, he took two irons and left one hanging. When I see him leave, my partner arrives in the car and follows him on foot. My partner was in one corner, a neighbor in the other, because they were alerted by WhatsApp”said the owner of the home.
Embed – Neighbors prevented a thief from escaping in Palpalá
Upon realizing what had happened, the owner called the department, but since they did not have cell phones, they did not assist the family. It took the police more than an hour to arrive at the scene..
“At 9 p.m. I called section 23. At 9:40 p.m. I called again, because they didn’t give me answers, and there they told me to be patient because there were no cell phones and then I called Regional 8. Meanwhile this person was walking around. the apple to be able to take the missing iron. My neighbors help me because the police come on motorcycles. I tell you how the boy is dressed, he was in a business around the corner from my house. When he sees the police he starts running and six blocks away they catch him”said the woman.
Incidents of insecurity increased in the area. In the last week, residents of the Sarmiento neighborhood highlighted the robberies that had been happening and now they were replicated on August 23, where the neighbors were left with a lot of fear and concern..
“There were many robberies in the Sarmiento neighborhood and also on August 23. There are several complaints from other neighbors that bottles and tools were stolen. “This situation has been going on for days,” the lady noted and added, “This has never happened to us, my baby was very scared. It’s worrying, because they entered my house, I was with my baby. We are afraid in case they release him and he wants to return.”
