Patrons of the Ciao cafeteria-Restaurant at the centrally located Av. Tiradentes Sunix mega gas station were in shock when at around 6:30pm on Tuesday, 11 September 2018, they were held up at gunpoint by two bandits who arrived on motorcycle. A witness said that the “tiguere” entered the cafeteria with his gun in a black bag and demanded the patrons hand in their watches. Two patrons said they handed in a Rolex and a Cartier watch.
The police are investigating the case. A motorcycle was left behind when a waiter surprised the robbers when at the risk to his life punched one of the fleeting bandits. The robbers abandoned the motorcycle fleeing on foot. Police colonel Frank Felix Duran Mejía has said that case investigators are studying the surveillance camera tapes to identify the thieves. He said it is just a matter of time for them to catch the men.
Meanwhile, a feature in Listin Diario asks if this is more of a gang that has targeted the expensive watches, involving Venezuelans.
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Listin Diario
13 September 2018
