Overview
- A man wearing a helmet broke the passenger window of Almendra Gomelsky’s car and grabbed her cellphone while she waited at a traffic light near Angamos and República de Panamá on Monday, July 27.
- Gomelsky was not physically injured; she returned home, canceled bank cards, blocked her line and filed an official complaint at a local comisaría.
- At the police station officers described the intersection as a known 'movida' area and offered no immediate preventive action, a response Gomelsky publicly criticized.
- The assailant used Gomelsky’s phone to pose as her and ask contacts for money, but reports say no one paid and carriers require in‑person steps to fully block a SIM.
- Her account has renewed calls for the new government to strengthen street‑crime prevention and highlights how traffic‑light robberies and post‑theft fraud create lasting harm for victims.