During the afternoon of Tuesday April 22in the middle of lunch time in Quitotwo subjects broke into a restaurant on Eloy Alfaro and Portugal avenues and threatened the diners with firearms.
In the establishment, which has a small ground floor and an upper floor after going up some steps, the people who were eating had no choice but to hand over their belongings and, in most cases, put their cell phones, watches and more things on the tables so that the antisocials could take them and put them in their pockets.
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In matter of one minutethe individuals walked from table to table showing their weapons and forcing the diners to strip away everything they had at that moment.
Audiovisual clips, broadcast on social networks, allowed us to observe how the victims raised their hands, stopped eating and one of them took his dog in his arms while the robbery was carried out.
Even the restaurant manager he couldn’t do anything. A camera behind him captured how he stood impassively in front of the computer, but the suspects never approached the cash register. They went expressly to steal people’s items.
After the scare, people continued eating. Some got up to check on their relatives and the video concludes.
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The National Police has received information about the case, but statements have not yet been taken from the owners and the victims who were at the scene.
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However, this unleashes a high-ranking crime wave that has been identified in this area, which is one of the safest in Quito. Months ago, the Minister John Reimberg and National Police authorities toured the neighborhood to locate help and complaint posters to mitigate these cases. (YO)
