Overview

• Security cameras captured a young man taking the phone from Daniel Rendón inside Parroquia San José de la Montaña in Topo Chico on Aug. 18.
• Rendón, reported as 82–83, is a norteño musician and founder of Los Ausentes del Norte.
• A neighbor located the device and turned it in to authorities, who returned it to Rendón with no apparent damage.
• The Policía de Monterrey reports an open investigation with no arrest, and social-media identifications of a suspect remain unconfirmed.
• Rendón declined to file a formal complaint after police guidance, a decision that limits formal prosecutorial follow-up and has renewed calls for better protection of older worshippers.