Recently images circulated where two people tried steal a motorcycle In a shopping center in San Miguel Petapa, but a security chain avoided the theft of the car.
According to the National Civil Police spokesman Edwin Monroy, the theft of motorcycles is due to the fact that they are used to commit criminal acts, mainly for attacks between gangs.
“The attackers use this vehicle to escape after committing the facts for the ease of mobilizing in transit,” he explained.
As for the incident in San Miguel Petapa, Monroy explained that one of the suspects is already profiled and that they are waiting for their capture to be authorized to appear before justice.
Motorcycle theft occurs in parking lots or are stolen through force or threats.
In recent raids in zone 18, authorities recovered 10 motorcycles, which were used by hitmen of the Mara Salvatrucha to carry out attacks in sectors of that area and the route to the Atlantic, According to Monroy.
According to records from the Public Ministry, until April 30 they have received 1,928 complaints for motorcycle theft throughout the country.
Of the registered total, thousand 277 are complaints received in the department of Guatemala, which represents 66 percent of the total complaints.
Of the 17 municipalities of the department of Guatemala, The capital has the largest record of complaints for motorcycle theft, that is, 739 complaints received in the first four -month period of the year.
Areas with the highest robber report
The top five of the areas with the highest reports of robberies are 1, 5, 7, 11 and 18. The schedules in which motorcycle theft occurs is at night.
While police records indicate that zones 7, 12, 18 and municipalities near the capital are where these thefts occur, coinciding with the MP records.
According to authorities, There are two types of motorcycles the most sought after by the type of motor and cylinder.
Some motorcycles are recovered when the victims make the corresponding complaint, such as the one recovered at kilometer 44 of the route to the Atlantic in healing, the progress, where the capture of a person identified as Bryan “N” of 29 years was also reported.
Police reports detail that it was stolen on March 2 in zone 1 capital.
In zone 5 the capture of two people were reported who were driving on a motorcycle with theft report on March 15.
According to the investigation, the motorcycle was stolen by armed men of a colony in zone 16. The captured tried to escape a police operation, but were arrested.
At the beginning of May 2025, a man was captured and linked to criminal proceedings for the murder of a woman who integrated a neighborhood committee in a sector of zone 18. He was arrested when he tried to escape on a motorcycle which had a report of theft since March 2024.