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Forced-Entry Burglaries Reported in La Plata and Perico as Jujuy Prosecutors Order Probe

A La Plata retiree says thieves took a laptop with upcoming treatment records after ransacking her home.

Overview

  • In Perico, a resident returned around 9:30 p.m. to find a forced gate and damaged metal door after leaving at about 1 p.m., with two televisions and a 10‑kilogram gas cylinder missing.
  • Police from Seccional 21° verified the Perico break‑in as the Ministerio Público de la Acusación ordered preventive proceedings, forensic damage checks, security‑camera reviews, and neighbor interviews.
  • In La Plata’s Barrio Norte near Plaza Paso, a 72‑year‑old teacher came home Friday to extensive damage including a pried wooden gate, broken glass, and ransacked rooms.
  • She reported the theft of a notebook containing medical test results needed within 10 to 15 days, along with 30,000 to 40,000 pesos, silver jewelry, a gold chain, and her late husband’s coin collection.
  • The La Plata victim estimated spending about 200,000 pesos on locksmith work with more carpentry repairs ahead, and the report did not specify formal investigative actions in that case.