The arrival of end-of-year celebrations such as Christmas and New Year is a period that marks the lives of Colombians as it is a time to share with family. But the feeling The insecurity in Bogota leaves some citizens uneasy.
A citizen who lives this Two robbery attempts in less than half an hour in town
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A Bogota man reported his pain via social network TikTok Two robbery attempts in less than 30 minutes North of Bogota. A situation that causes great distrust towards all pedestrians and cyclists traveling around the city.
In the video he published, Juan Esteban said that while he was going out for dinner with his wife on Friday, December 22, they decided to walk home because it was not far from where they were.
Therefore, they had to cross the pedestrian bridge near the TransMilenio Pepe Sierra station to return home. “Normally we were talking and looking ahead“said the man from Bogota.
(You can read: In the video: how criminals, in groups, robbed a famous store in Bogotá).
However, when they lowered the bridge, two men 4-5 meters awayThey pointed firearms at them‘Juanes’, as he described himself, mistook it for a gun.
Due to their living conditions and the large number of people around them, alleged criminals They couldn’t carry out the robbery they planned. So they got into a taxi waiting for them on a nearby street.
This incident frightened the couple a little, and they decided to walk towards the pedestrian bridge at the Calle 106 station in the hope of reaching their home safely.
But as he comes down from the bridge Two more men on bicycles were waiting for them. they had already seen them walking. Noticing these people, the couple decided to turn around and run away.
(Continue reading: ‘None of them flinched’: Pasión de Gavilanes actress Lorena Meritano was robbed in Bogotá).
“One of them came running after us and he grabbed me by the suitcase on my back. He tried to pull meHe also pointed out that they shouted while running, which scared the thieves and saved them from a second robbery attempt.
“We could think of two robbery attempts in less than half an hour,” said the man from Bogotá. For this reason, he appealed to the authorities and the Bogota Mayor’s Office.
Likewise, he warned citizens to be careful not only about their valuables but also their lives because there are many criminals who are not afraid to shoot.
Nataly Barrera
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