Puerto Rico Police on Friday reported several incidents across the island, including vehicle and business robberies, a home burglary, an elderly-abuse case and four arrests tied to seized firearms. In Puerto Nuevo, a man intimidated a driver and took his blue 2023 Ford Bronco Big Bend while the driver stood beside it on Américo Miranda Avenue in the Las Lomas neighborhood; the robbery was reported at 1:43 AM and is under investigation by the San Juan Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC).
In Corozal, three men dressed in black and wearing masks robbed a Phillips 66 gas station on PR-891 highway, across from the Enrique Landrón housing complex; police said they threatened an employee and took about $4,500 in cash, a metal file and several packs of cigarettes, then fled on foot toward Santo Domingo Street. In Trujillo Alto, unknown people forced a rear window of a home in the Terrazas de Cupey neighborhood and took clothing and a security-camera recording system; the victim estimated losses at $3,600.
In Hatillo, Pedro Luis Castellano Ruiz, 54, was charged with elderly abuse for allegedly assaulting and insulting a 61-year-old neighbor in the Carrizales parcels on November 11. Judge Francisco Santiago López found probable cause and set $25,000 bail, which the defendant did not pay, so he was booked into the Bayamón jail; the preliminary hearing was set for November 25.
In Guayama, officers arrested four people during an operation at the Luis Palés Matos housing complex, seizing a .40-caliber Smith & Wesson pistol with two magazines and 26 rounds, an AK-47 rifle with a magazine and 29 rounds, and $20 in cash. The case will be consulted with the Guayama prosecutor’s office to determine whether charges are filed.