In Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, two elderly adults were victims of violent home robberies on Tuesday. A 78-year-old woman reported that three to four men, dressed in black and armed, broke into her home in the San Isidro neighborhood, stealing jewelry, two Samsung cell phones, a tablet, and over $4,800 in cash and valuables. The woman, who was asleep with her husband, received medical attention from paramedics and is in stable condition.
In a separate incident, a 74-year-old man called the police at 2:20 AM to report a robbery at his home on PR-188, where five masked and armed men broke in through a window, tied him up, and caused him physical harm, including damage to one of his teeth. The man was taken to a hospital after being freed.
Both scenes were processed by the Technical Services Division and the cases were referred to the Robbery Division of the CIC in Carolina.