In Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, on Thursday afternoon, the Police stopped a Ford F-250 truck transporting allegedly stolen hay bales. The hay, valued at approximately $4,000, was reportedly taken from a farm on PR-681 road in the Punta Palma neighborhood. Three individuals, aged 32, 30, and 18, were arrested in connection with the theft of around 400 hay bales.
Agents from Strike Force Arecibo and Bayamón, the Arecibo Motorized Unit, the Barceloneta District, Stolen Vehicles Arecibo, and FURA participated in the operation. The preliminary investigation was led by Agent Carlos Sierra Rodríguez, under the supervision of Sergeant Elizabeth Durán Colón and the direction of Lieutenant Reynaldo Jiménez Reyes, Strike Force Arecibo coordinator. The Property Crimes Division of the Arecibo Criminal Investigations Corps will continue the investigation and consult with the prosecutor to determine if charges will be filed.