A resident of Trinidad publicly reported the repeated theft of ornamental objects she had on the barred porch of her home, located a block away from the central park of the city.
In a video posted on Facebook, the woman—identified as Ana de Cuba Travel Advisor—reported that the thieves acted in broad daylight, in one of the busiest areas of this city, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
According to the affected individual, the thefts occurred on two separate occasions. In the first incident, 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 occurred the day before the video was published—the thieves returned and took two more jars after opening the gate of the entrance 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," she pointed out.
The complainant condemned the audacity of the wrongdoers, as she lives across from a always-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 stated.
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 did this, come and take those two away, because I don't like those two just sitting there like that."
The story is yet another example of the insecurity faced by the Cuban population in the wake of the surge in crimes that has emerged in recent years. The Cuban Observatory for Citizen Audit (OCAC) documented 2,833 verified crimes in 2025, an increase of 115% 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 from state entities.
In 2023, break-ins were reported at warehouses throughout the province of Sancti Spíritus —361 cases by May of that year— and a burglary occurred at the home of a well-known doctor in Trinidad, from whom a scooter and household appliances were stolen.
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