Overview
- Police confirmed the detention of a Desaguadero subofficer who, according to investigators, acknowledged providing information used to steal the vehicle, with a civilian accomplice still being sought.
- Prosecutors in Desaguadero initiated urgent proceedings as police flagged potential charges for aggravated vehicle theft and alleged surveillance activity, while internal controls were reinforced.
- Security cameras reviewed by the owner and neighbors captured patrol unit PL-21444 repeatedly passing the area before the crime, prompting suspicions of prior scouting.
- The Hyundai with plate V8F-396, owned by Vidal Chambilla, was taken from outside his home around 3:30 a.m. and later located abandoned without keys in Los Ángeles, Moquegua, where it remains under custody for evidentiary work.
- Residents protested at the local station demanding personnel changes, and local reports state the intervened officer was off duty and is alleged to have taken a patrol vehicle without authorization.