A Cuban woman recounted the attempted theft of her motorcycle in El Vedado in Havana and assured that “having a means of transportation in Cuba has become an act of suicide.”
“Yesterday I witnessed my motorcycle being stolen on H and 21, I couldn't stop looking at it, its alarm went off, I was just having coffee with my friends. We heard a noise, but on H Street there is a very large hole that I myself have taken several times,” the young Sailin Carbonell began her story
Alerted by a friend, the young woman realized that her motorcycles could be stolen.
“The man who was taking my motorcycle rushed but he was very nervous. In 10 seconds Daniel flew up the stairs and was already on the street throwing himself towards him, I was screaming like crazy, I was screaming about everything, there was no one on the street, but I only know that I was screaming along with my friend who is incredible at controlling everything. At this point I still don't know how he screamed with me, picked up his cell phone, called the police and described the motorcycle thief," he says.
Finally, before the screams of his friends, the thief let go of the motorcycle in the middle of the chase.
“I don't know if he was inexperienced, I only remember his white sweater, his cap and how, when he was 21, he placed the motorcycle on the grass, yes, he didn't throw it,” he said.
Finally, other people tried to capture the thief without success and the police, who arrived in 5 minutes, took the report, says Carbonell.
“It doesn't matter how much caution you have, it doesn't matter if your motorcycle has a lock, if it has an alarm, if it has insurance, if you keep it in a parking lot, if you are looking at it, if you don't go out at night. Nothing matters to be close to death every day,” he laments.
The young woman described the modus operandi of the robbery and hopes that the thief is captured so that another robbery does not run the risk of becoming an event of violence.
“They make a cut where the charger is placed, the breaker trips, the alarm does not sound, they break the safety and well, since they cannot be mounted at some point, his or her colleagues are waiting for him,” he said about the manner of the robbery. .
These robberies reflect a growing trend in Cuba, where the difficult economic situation and inflation have led to an increase in crimes. Police inefficiency in resolving these cases has led many citizens to seek justice on their own, using social networks and specific groups such as means to obtain information and offer rewards.
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