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Woman Robbed of S/46,000 Near Castilla Police Station in Piura Motorcycle Heist

Police are analyzing security video to identify three riders on two motorcycles with bent plates.

Overview

  • The assault occurred around 3:02 p.m. Friday on a pasaje off Capac Yupanqui in Castilla, near Guillermo Concha Ibérico airport and just meters from the local police station.
  • In roughly 41 seconds, an armed assailant confronted the victim as she sat in a red car while an accomplice grabbed items and a lookout monitored from a second bike.
  • The thieves fled with a handbag containing S/46,000 in cash, an iPhone, a laptop, jewelry and bank cards, escaping toward Barrio Cementerio.
  • Surveillance footage shows the three attackers and two motorcycles, including one with a blue tank, and officers have launched targeted operations to locate the vehicles.
  • Local reports identify the victim as a woman or executive despite an earlier reference to a businessman, and no arrests have been reported as residents call for stronger patrols.