The Government of President Gabriel Boric acknowledged an increase in the crime of vehicle theft, among which the “slamming doors” and the “encerronas” stand out.
Given this, the Minister of the Interior, Izkia Siches not only distinguished an increase, but also a mutation in crimes related to car theft, so she announced that the Anti-CowBell Plan is underway.
“There is an Anti-CowBell Plan underway; the functioning of these crimes has been mutating, we are concerned about how this threatens the functioning of cities and puts people at risk and in the face of this we are working on being able to complement the measures that are already underway to stop the increase in these cases, “he told Radio BioBío.
In the same vein, the national prosecutor, Jorge Abbott, expressed concern about the risks associated with these crimes, where motorists try to thwart these situations, since evading it can mean harming innocent civilians or attempting against their own lives.
“The situation in which drivers are exposed, who after trying to evade, because they end up injuring sometimes innocent people or perhaps the criminals themselves, is undoubtedly a cause of special concern in the approach that we are making regarding this type of crime,” he concluded.
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