A married couple visiting from Milwaukee was robbed at gunpoint Monday night while walking near the Paseo Caribe entrance in Puerta de Tierra, losing about $5,000 in gold jewelry, police said.
The Paseo Caribe robbery took place Monday night, when a couple visiting Puerto Rico was held at gunpoint while walking along the marginal Luis Muñoz Rivera, near the entrance to Paseo Caribe.
According to the police preliminary report, the incident was reported at about 10:16 p.m. The husband, a 63-year-old Milwaukee resident, was walking with his wife when a man dressed in black, with his face covered, intercepted them.
Using a firearm, the man took a Cuban-link gold chain with a crucifix and a Turkish-style gold bracelet, together valued at about $5,000.
The assailant fled in an unknown direction. Neither of them was injured.
Condado Daily has previously reported on the pattern of tourist robberies tracing back to the same San Juan precinct.
Agent Raymond Flores, assigned to the Calle Loíza and Turística precincts, conducted the preliminary investigation and referred the case to the San Juan CIC Robbery Division.
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Sources: Primera Hora, citing the Puerto Rico Police preliminary report.
