The tragic story of Viviana Jaramillo seems like something out of a movie. Yes, last December 2, at 4:00 in the afternoon, in the La Alameda neighborhood of Cali, this woman had her car stolen and two of her dogs stolen at her time.
The events occurred at the moment when several armed men intimidated the woman with a firearm so that she would get out of the vehicle and thus achieve the objective of stealing the car. Despite Viviana insisted on the criminals to let her take the puppies out, they opposed and fled from this area.
The woman, through her Twitter account, made the case known, so that the authorities can rescue the canines, because one of them urgently needs veterinary attention, as he suffers from epileptic seizures. It’s about a dachshund and a bulldog French.
“My male dog must take a phenobarbital paste at 10:00 at night, his medications were in the suitcase. If you don’t take that paste, you can die. Please give them back, Otis has a short time to live without his medicine,” Viviana trilled.
Regarding this case, different photographs have been shared on social networks where they report the discovery of the car, but without the dogs. However, the authorities have not confirmed the fact.
Although the Police in Cali have not ruled, several friends of the victim asked for justice and help from the authorities. One of the first officials to speak out was Guillermo Londoño, Undersecretary of Security Policy in Cali, who received the information and has knowledge of the case, with which they carry out the investigations through security cameras.
This new robbery in the capital of Valle del Cauca sparked the indignation of dozens of citizens on social networks, where they ask for concrete actions to reduce insecurity and crime. In the midst of these demands, they ask the city authorities for results.
This case adds to the reports of insecurity that occur throughout the country. Taking into account criminal statistics shared by the National Police, during this 2022, the crime of theft of persons has been 271,692 cases, with a cut off on November 5.
Although the city with the most complaints is Bogotá, the Dijín says that the figures are subject to variation, in the process of integration and consolidation, together with information compiled by the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation.
Tired of insecurity, they took justice into their own hands
This year, 15,412 people have reported having been victims of robbery in Cali, that is, 19% more than in the previous year. Citizens, tired of this wave of insecurity, have decided to take justice on their own on different occasions.
In the most recent event, two people who were on a motorcycle were surprised in the Cuarto de Legua neighborhood, south of Cali, trying to rob a person. The alleged criminals, finding themselves cornered, tried to escape unsuccessfully, leaving themselves at the mercy of the community.
Los Enraged citizens who cornered the thieves decided to hit them hard and attack the motorcycle. The vehicle in which the criminals were moving was set on fire, before the astonished gaze of the alleged criminals.
The community held the thieves until a Metropolitan Police patrol arrived at the scene. The uniformed officers proceeded to arrest the two subjects, but shortly after they were released because the victim of the robbery decided not to file a formal complaint, as he learned. WEEK.
Faced with the incineration of the motorcycle, the city firefighters reported that they moved to attend to the conflagration, but found nothing upon arrival. Everything indicates that the fire had already been controlled and the vehicle removed from the site.