A resident of Trinidad publicly reported the repeated theft of decorative items from the barred porch of her home, located a block from the city's central park.
In a video posted on Facebook, the woman—identified as Ana from Cuba Travel Advisor—reports that the thieves operated in broad daylight, in one of the busiest areas of this city declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
According to the affected party, the thefts occurred at two different times. In the first instance, two containers— which she refers to as barrels— were taken from the six she had placed on two boards fixed to the wall.
In the second robbery—which took place the day before the video was published— the thieves returned and took two more jars after opening the gate that she had kept closed.
The worst part is that when it happened, she was at home.
"They must have opened the gate, and I was inside; I could have seen them, and anyone could have seen them leave," he points out.
The complainant condemned the audacity of the wrongdoers, as she lives across from a busy store and on a street with constant foot traffic. "There are always people in that store, the street is always full of people," she adds.
At the end of the video, with a mix of irony and resignation, the woman invites those responsible to finish the job: "I would like to know who it was, come here and take these two, because I don't like them just sitting there like that."
The story is yet another example of the insecurity faced by the Cuban population amid the surge of crimes that has emerged in recent years. The Cuban Observatory of Citizen Auditing (OCAC) documented 2,833 verified crimes in 2025, a 115% increase compared to 2024. Theft is the most common category, with 1,536 cases.
In July of this year, the Municipal Prosecutor's Office of Trinidad was conducting an investigation into six alleged fuel thefts and other goods in state entities.
In 2023, there were reports of burglaries across the province of Sancti Spíritus—361 cases by May of that year—and the assault on the home of a well-known doctor in Trinidad, from whom a motor scooter and household appliances were stolen.
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