A TotalEnergies gas station at kilometer 87.5 of PR-1 highway in the Coco Viejo neighborhood of Salinas was burglarized early on Wednesday, November 11, the Puerto Rico Police Bureau’s press office reported. Around 2:45 AM, an ADT alarm system alert came in about a possible break-in at the business. Officers who responded to the complaint found the main door had been forced open.
They also observed several gambling machines damaged in order to extract cash, in an amount that is unknown, and a Ranger American safe that contained $7,253 in cash. The burglars fled with the security camera system. The case was referred to the Robbery, Extortion, Property, Assault and Missing Persons Division (REPAPD, in Spanish) of the Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC) in Guayama.