General Jorge Urquijo, Commander of the Barranquilla Metropolitan Police, referred on Wednesday, September 7, to the case brought before Tuesday by the community of the district educational institution, IED, Sarid Arteta de Vásquez, when a father of a family entered the property with a firearm and threatened a high school student. The senior official initially […]
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They dismantle the gang ‘Los Arlequines’, which is dedicated to drug trafficking
In the past few hours, six people have been apprehended through search and search procedures, during an operation conducted by the Barranquilla Metropolitan Police in the San Francisco neighborhood north of Barranquilla. According to the armed institution, the detainees are part of the so-called criminal gang ‘The Harlequins’ and they shall be prosecuted for the […]
In the village of Salgar, a motorcycle taxi driver is shot dead
On the night of Friday, June 2, a criminal took the life of José Gabriel Viloria Gutiérrez, 33 years old, with bullets while he remained at a bus stop in the municipality of Salgar, in the jurisdiction of Puerto Colombia. Witnesses informed police that the incident happened around 7:50 p.m., at a time when Viloria […]
Man with address dies shot in attempted robbery in El Bosque
On the night of this Friday, June 2, a 36-year-old man was killed by multiple gunshot wounds when he allegedly tried to rob a person. According to the authorities’ report, the incident took place nearby The forest in the southwestern city of Barranquilla. According to the report, the victim was identified as JJohn Jeison De […]
They kill a motorcycle taxi driver with two gunshot wounds in the Don Bosco neighborhood
The Barranquilla Metropolitan Police reported at noon on Wednesday, May 31, a bullet attack that claimed the life of a 31-year-old man in the Don Bosco neighborhood of the municipality of Soledad. The event took place at noon, in the 2 diagonal 71A race, and was perpetrated by a person riding a motorcycle, according to […]
Vigilante confronted alleged criminals with shots: one of them died
In the morning hours of this Monday, May 8, a security guard in the Santo Domingo neighborhood, metropolitan area of Barranquilla, confronted two alleged criminals when they apparently tried to steal their belongings. The man’s story tells that it all happened when he was riding his motorcycle down 53rd Street with 2A race, and was […]
Discussion ends in the murder of a person in Santo Domingo
On the morning of this Wednesday, April 28, an act of bigotry was recorded in the district of Santo Domingo, southwest of Barranquilla, culminating in the shooting of a man. According to the police, the case occurred around 10:50 a.m. on Calle 80 with Carrera 1E. Robinson Enrique Escorcia Villadiego was there in the company […]
Man wounded with firearm dies in Los Almendros
Authorities reported that a man identified as José Alberto Bravo Bravo, who was shot on April 14 in the Los Almendros neighborhood of the municipality of Soledad, died on the morning of this Monday, April 17. According to the police report, the deceased was on 83rd Street with Circunvalar Avenue today when persons on a […]
In the Rebolo district, a young man is shot dead
Everything happened around 7:40 p.m., at 17th Street with Carrera 35, in the aforementioned sector, where unknown persons arrived and approached the fatal victim, who was identified by the authorities as Brian Rafael Vargas. One of the individuals drew a gun and shot Vargas, who was seriously injured and taken to jail by acquaintances General […]
Captured with pamphlets referring to the Los Costeños gang
Authorities managed to arrest two people allegedly committing the crimes of racketeering, manufacturing, possession and trafficking of weapons and ammunition. The subjects were apprehended this Sunday, March 26 at 1:30 p.m. at Carrera 14 with Calle 54, in the Ciudadela Metropolitana de Soledad district. The alleged criminals were identified by authorities as Reynaldo Enrique García […]