The uniformed man was part of an operation that sought to arrest criminals who entered a commercial premises through the roof.
And carabineer suffered a sharp fall by preventing the robbery of a premises located in the commune of Cerrillosduring the early hours of this Saturday. In the middle of the operation, the uniformed man suffered serious injuries due to the incident.
The first information indicates that neighbors alerted police personnel of “unknown subjects were stealing species from the roof of a commercial premises.”
At around 3:00 a.m., officials from the Police Investigation Section (SIP) of Carabineros came up to Lo Errázuriz with Pedro Lagos Palacios to check the situation.
Lieutenant Lucas Fernández, from the Santiago Rinconada Prefecture, stated that “in order to achieve the arrest of some of these subjects, the officials climb to the roof, which unfortunately gives way, causing one of them to suffer a fall of approximately five meters and causing multiple injuries to his body.”
As a result of what happened, the antisocials became aware of the police presence and “fled,” remaining at large until now. Of course, they managed to prevent any items from being taken.
The status of police officer who fell in Cerrillos
According to what they specified, the police officer who fell from the roof of the premises in Cerrillos is out of life risk in the institutional hospital located in Ñuñoa.
“We landed the institutional helicopter near the scene of the incident, transporting it to the Carabineros Hospital, where the official’s health status is being verified. At the moment, he is out of life-threatening condition, however, His injuries are serious“, indicated Lieutenant Fernández.