Thieves break into a home in Bayamo and steal even the pressure cooker

The police in the city of Bayamo arrested the alleged perpetrators of a break-in at a residence, who reportedly stole everything from appliances to food, along with a pressure cooker.

The report was shared this Saturday by the page on Facebook Entérate with Aytana Alama, an official profile of the Ministry of the Interior (Minint), which stated that following police investigations, those involved in the burglary that occurred in a house in the Granma capital were arrested.

According to the publication, the criminals broke into the back door of the house and took a pressure cooker, an induction stove, fans, a package of chicken, and a gas bottle—items of significant value amid the domestic precariousness experienced on the island.

The news comes just weeks after a Cuban resident in the United States shared on social media that her family, in a rural area of the east of the country, had a hot pressure cooker stolen while cooking beans on a charcoal stove, due to the lack of electricity and gas to prepare food.

In that case, the pot vanished in a matter of seconds, and the victim was only able to identify the thief by the sound of the steam as he ran away with the container in his hands.

In October, a man was caught on security cameras while stealing a cell phone in a Havana café, in a scene that has sadly become common in the daily life of the Cuban capital.

A mother from Baracoa expressed her outrage on social media after suffering the theft of her three-year-old daughter's rechargeable fan, a crucial item amidst the prolonged blackouts affecting the province of Guantánamo, making it nearly impossible to sleep in many Cuban homes.

The increase in thefts across the island is linked to the deepening economic crisis.

The lack of resources, rampant inflation, and the decline in public services have caused crime to become an increasing problem, both in urban areas and in the countryside.

Although some arrests have been made, the general perception is that the police are not acting quickly enough, which has increased frustration and distrust among the population, leading them to turn to social media to report these incidents.