Overview
- Police thwarted an attempted holdup at a Caja Piura branch in Lambayeque after a silent alarm, where suspect Julio Alejandro Antón Navarro shot himself and died when cornered.
- Officers detained Wilson Martínez Cumpa, alias “El Viejo,” in the Lambayeque case, seized firearms believed stolen in recent robberies tied to a local guard and SUCAMEC, and are searching for up to two more suspects.
- In La Libertad’s Puerto Malabrigo, two security guards were fatally shot on a malecón; store CCTV captured the attackers without masks and regional police launched a manhunt.
- In Lima’s Santa Anita, a robbery squad operation led to captures but left two officers injured during a high‑speed escape attempt; detainee José Rafael Cossco Vásquez was found with a firearm, ammunition and a safe, police said.
- In Piura, assailants disguised as construction workers robbed a Derrama Magisterial office; officers arrested a 17‑year‑old known as “Pachurris,” recovering a .38 revolver and a victim’s phone while others fled on motorcycles.