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Police investigate production company robbery in Providencia

Despite the fact that police arrived as soon as the alarm was activated, the assailants had already made off with the stolen items.

18 de Noviembre de 2008 | 14:42 | Francisco Águila, El Mercurio Online

SANTIAGO.- The East Metropolitan Public Prosecutor's Office is currently investigating a robbery that took place at a production company located on Pasaje Arrayán in the municipality of Providencia last night, where millions of pesos worth of goods were stolen.


According to preliminary reports, three individuals arrived at the "Twist Film" office in a white Subaru Legacy, jumped the fence and proceeded to break open a side door in order to gain access to the building.


Once inside, the thieves took state-of-the-art computers as well as plasma televisions and other items, all of which have been valued at more than 10 million pesos.


The alarm went off during the robbery and alerted police who swiftly arrived at the scene. The perpetrators, however, had already escaped with the goods and officials have been unable to gain any information as to their whereabouts.