A resident of Boca de Camarioca, in the municipality of Cárdenas, Matanzas, posted security camera images on Facebook this Wednesday to ask for help and identify two thieves who were seen near his home in the early hours of Tuesday.
According to Luis Cárdenas in the group "Revolico Compra y Venta Boca de Camarioca," the two individuals arrived at around 3:50 a.m. and attempted to force open the windows of his house, causing damage to two of them.
The images captured by the home surveillance system show two individuals dressed in dark clothing—one of them wearing a cap—standing in front of a barred window, apparently trying to force it open. The post includes at least 11 frames from the closed-circuit television.
“Urgent attention, people of Boca, two thieves are robbing houses in Boca de Camarioca on the 28th around 3:50 am. They have many distinguishing features for identification. Please share the photos; they damaged two of my windows. If anyone recognizes them, please contact me,” wrote Cárdenas.
In the comments, the affected individual provided more details: "When they left there, they went to another house to steal the motorcycle and they cut the gate, but the bike had a lock and an alarm. We need someone who can recognize them; they have many distinctive features that are easy to identify."
The post generated immediate reactions of outrage among the neighbors. User Lisett Rodríguez stated, "How much longer do we have to tolerate those shameless individuals who refuse to work and spend entire nights robbing and harming others? Until they implement laws and take a tough stance against them, this will continue, for God's sake."
Another user, Norgia García, hinted at a possible connection between the thieves and the buying and selling of stolen goods: "They buy any little piece of gold... and then they return."
The incident is not isolated. In December 2025, two masked individuals violently assaulted a home in Boca de Camarioca, seriously injuring a couple and stealing 135,000 Cuban pesos, 4,000 dollars, jewelry, phones, and security equipment. The police later apprehended the two suspects in the Bellotex area.
Months earlier, in October 2025, a confessed thief admitted to four burglaries in homes in the same town, including one in which he stole two televisions.
Matanzas is the province with the highest verified crime rate in Cuba. According to the Cuban Observatory of Citizen Audit, insecurity in Cuba reached unprecedented levels in 2025, with 2,833 verified crimes —an increase of 115% compared to 2024— and 503 cases concentrated in that province.
Robberies in residences amount to 1,536 cases nationwide in 2025, representing a 479% increase since 2023. Frequent blackouts, which facilitate nighttime assaults, and the perceived inaction of law enforcement have prompted citizens to turn to social media as a tool for reporting and community surveillance, posting images of suspects to push for identifications and arrests.
This pattern is repeated in multiple locations in Matanzas, where a daytime robbery in Cárdenas sparked outrage on social media earlier this year, highlighting that the rise in criminal activity knows no time or area.
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