About $48,600 in cash and $6,000 in merchandise were stolen in a break-in reported Friday morning at the Texaco garage on PR-127 in the Los Sitios neighborhood of Guayanilla. According to preliminary police information, a person whose identity is unknown forced the establishment’s main door and entered the premises. Once inside, the intruder took approximately $35,000 in cash from slot machines, $600 from the cash register, and another $7,000 that was in a safe, along with merchandise valued at $6,000.
Officer José García, assigned to the Guayanilla District, conducted the preliminary investigation and referred the case to the Property Division of the Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC) in Ponce, which will continue the inquiries. The Police urged anyone with information that could help clarify the case to call the confidential tip line at 787-343-2020.