Robbers strip police patrol of weapons and motorcycle in La Noriega
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- Several robbers held a man at gunpoint in La Noriega, south of Santiago, early Sunday morning.
- A patrol made up of a National Police officer and an army member arrived, but the attackers later took their service weapons and a motorcycle.
- The man said the patrol’s presence prevented a more serious attack against him and the people accompanying him.
A mixed police and army patrol arrived after several criminals held a man at gunpoint in La Noriega, south of Santiago, but the assailants later took the officers’ weapons and a motorcycle.
The man, whose identity was withheld for security reasons, described the incident from the early hours of Sunday. He said the presence of the National Police officer and the army member stopped the attackers from carrying out an even more serious action against him and the people who were with him.
He said he had left a commercial establishment shortly after midnight and was heading home when a motorized unit spotted him. Because the route was isolated, the officers decided to accompany him.
When they reached his home, the officers were moving alongside him while several individuals hid behind a wall. The account continues with the development of the robbery.
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Originally published by Diario Libre in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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