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A Cuban from Matanzas turned to humor and irony on Facebook to report that unknown individuals completely dismantled the three-panel window of her home at 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, with the intent to break in, in a story that reflects the desperation caused by the insecurity experienced on the island.
The author of the post described the events with sarcasm from the first line: "A brigade for the maintenance and dismantling of the construction is being donated; don't think it's a spelling mistake, it's a lack of tranquility and citizen security."
According to his account, the intruders broke two boards from the window before removing it completely, and took one of them as a "souvenir."
Upon seeing their access attempt frustrate, they chose to remove the entire structure: "Being hardworking, serious, and committed to fulfilling their duties, they decided to take it down completely," he wrote sarcastically.
Fortunately, there was no one sleeping in that bedroom at the time of the attempt, something the author herself acknowledged as a relief: "Luckily, there was no one in that bedroom; otherwise, at this hour, I would be mourning yet another crime among so many without resolution."
The post generated dozens of comments expressing solidarity and outrage among her contacts.
A commentator expressed: "This is not easy at all, and the worst part is that it's getting worse. Thankfully, it hasn't led to bigger issues."
Another highlighted the impunity that citizens perceive: "Now we'll see if they really find the one who did it. I don't think it matters much. I was robbed three months ago, and to this day, nothing."
Several users lamented that the family dog was not loose inside the house: "I wish they had gone in and the dog had gotten them; they would hear the screams here," one wrote. Another added, "Let the dog loose inside the house and let it take care of whoever it is."
One commentator summed up the widespread feeling with a brief phrase: "My God, and no one sees anything."
The incident is part of a sustained escalation of crime in Cuba, documented by the Cuban Observatory for Citizen Auditing (OCAC), which recorded 2,833 verified crimes in 2025, a 115% increase compared to 2024 and a 337% rise compared to 2023.
Thefts were the most common crime, with 1,536 cases in 2025, representing an increase of 479% since 2023.
Matanzas was the most affected province in the country in 2025, with 503 verified crimes and 143 robberies just in the first half of that year.
In April of this year, an 87-year-old man was robbed in Matanzas while he was sleeping, and in June, a 60-year-old woman from Santiago reported in tears eight years of ongoing thefts in her home, the most recent through the kitchen window.
The Cuban academic Julio César González Pagés warned this month that "older adults are now the target of robberies and assaults", after having experienced an attempted robbery himself in Havana.
In light of the widespread perception of police inaction, Cubans are increasingly turning to social media to report thefts, using humor and irony as a means of protest, as another commentator summed up: "This country is full of those thieves."
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