Soacha will have a
restriction on the male barbecue as a strategy to contain thefts in the
municipality. This Monday, the municipal mayor, Juan Carlos Saldarriaga,
confirmed that there will be a prohibition to transport a male barbecue between
9 pm and 4 am.
The president
explained that, according to the authorities' figures, "about 70 percent
of the thefts that are they have caused in the city in January they have been
by a barbecue on a motorcycle". He even specified that the majority of
attacks are occurring between midnight and 6 am
Hence, it is
decided to implement this measure that, in case of being breached, will be
sanctioned with the immobilization of the motorcycle and a fine of 483,000
pesos. There is no type of exception contemplated in the decree.
Regarding the
strategy of restricting the movement of grill workers, opinions have
historically been divided. Although it is a measure requested by some citizens
and social sectors, security experts have viewed it with reserve, starting from
the premise that "crime mutates." In the case of Bogotá, for example,
when the restriction was made in a polygon in 2018, it was detected that, in
some cases, the robberies migrated from places and times and that, at the point
of the measure, robberies began to be of other modalities.
The mayor of
Soacha said that given the possibility that in that municipality "motor
thieves go out at other times", complementary strategies will be
implemented. "Controls will be carried out 24 hours a day: a motorcycle
with a male barbecue, who passes through a police checkpoint; motorcycle with
grill will be required". On the other hand, the president indicated that
the police investigation units are on the trail of criminals who have already
committed thefts in the municipality.
Alexánder Millán,
a motorcyclist from Soacha, claimed to agree with the rule: "They cannot
brand that the entire unit is a thief. This is how they will identify the
rogues. You use your motorcycle to go to work, not to do damage".
Although Bogotá is
also facing a series of insecurity events that involve criminals who move
around on motorcycles - with up to 13 cases on average each day - it has ruled
out the restriction of the barbecue.
Instead, the
Secretary of Security of Bogotá, Hugo Acero, proposed to return to the use of
the reflective vest
with the plate stamped 24 hours a day.
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