Two men, one of them with a criminal record, were arrested for allegedly robbing a couple of retirees, aged 83 and 87, in their home in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Barracas. Police sources informed the Argentine News Agency that the perpetrators attacked the victims in a property on Domingo Acuénaga Street at 2900, where a neighbor alerted officers from the 4D Neighborhood Police Station during a preventive patrol. The criminals attempted to flee, but the police set up a cordon and made the arrests on Vélez Sarsfield at 1600 and Santo Domingo at 3100, respectively. In addition, a wallet, a purse, $1,600,000, vehicle keys, bank documentation, costume jewelry, and other valuables were seized and returned to the victims. IP The National Criminal and Correctional Court No. 35 is handling the case, filed as aggravated robbery in a populated area and as a gang, with injuries. It was also confirmed that one of those involved has a criminal record for drug possession, possession of a war weapon, concealment, and minor injuries.
