Overview

• Security cameras captured two armed motorcycle robbers chasing a man into the gate of a San Jacinto home before Acero, a three-year-old pitbull owned by Matías, charged and sent them fleeing
• Police sources confirmed that the assailants escaped without completing the theft and only managed to seize the victim’s motorcycle key
• The victim, who rents a unit opposite Matías’s house, has announced plans to leave the neighborhood over safety concerns
• Residents attribute a recent surge in street crime to nearby land usurpations and have organized a demonstration at the local precinct to press for improved protection
• The incident has sparked renewed discussion on the informal security role of companion animals and calls for clearer enforcement of dog-containment regulations