Overview
- The break-in, captured on security video Tuesday, hit the Virgen de Otuzco community kitchen in Huaycán in the Ate district of Lima.
- Thieves forced the doors and took two newly acquired gas cylinders, a pot with food, a sack of rice, and other utensils, according to neighbors’ reports to RPP.
- The loss of fuel and supplies has disrupted meal service for about 100 people, with mothers now cooking over firewood to keep lunches going.
- Police detained a man seen in the footage carrying the gas cylinders, RPP reported, as residents pressed for a firm sanction.
- Neighbors called for more patrols from local authorities, noting this year’s repeated thefts of the same kitchen, with reports differing on whether this was the third or fifth incident.