Dozens of agents take the ‘Urba’ and Nueva Cartagena to stop arson and other acts of vandalism on the night of San Juan
The first night of San Juan that the residents could enjoy the bonfire party with some normality in Cartagena, after two years of limitations due to the pandemic, was marred by vandalism and the atmosphere of tension generated by groups of troublemakers. During the night from Thursday to Friday, in several areas of the city, including the Ensanche, garbage containers had burned. And dozens of police officers were deployed in different neighborhoods to prevent acts of vandalism and avoid greater evils, especially personal damage and damage to vehicles and homes.
And all this, in the midst of the tense calm caused by Monday’s pitched battle in the Mediterráneo Urbanization, when twelve local and national agents were attacked by several neighbors after neighborhood complaints about noise in a square. One of the detainees is in provisional prison and two others are free with charges.
With a climate made rare by threats to police officers on social networks on the Internet, officers from the Police Station yesterday carried out deployments of special importance in the streets of ‘Urba’ and Nueva Cartagena, for example near the boulevard. Around eleven o’clock at night, several police stations maintained security perimeters around areas where garbage cans had burned and the fire could spread.
Supported by the Local Police, during the early morning they took care of guaranteeing tranquility through controls and identification of people who could carry incendiary devices and dangerous objects. They did so protected with helmets and riot gear. From a distance, there were those who risked throwing wheelbarrows and other objects at them. There was also a special device of the Civil Guard, Firefighters and Civil Protection.
To minimize risks and economic losses, the Lhicarsa company also removed many waste collection containers. By 12:30 a.m., the 112 had recorded more than a hundred fires in lots and other areas due to the launching of firecrackers and flares and by other means. One of the affected areas was a slope of the Rambla de Benipila.
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