Carabineros

A woman was detained in Valparaíso on Saturday after trying to run over two Carabineros during a vehicle inspection.

28. juni 2026 Rapportert av AI

A Peruvian national was detained as the alleged perpetrator of a fire that affected a five-story building in central Santiago early Sunday morning.

Santiago's 7th Guarantee Court ordered preventive prison for Ángel Cerna Rojas, former Carabineros cabo, charged with drunk driving that killed María Alejandra Flores Rodríguez, a 20-year-old Colombian, in a downtown crash. Seven officers were dismissed after fleeing without aiding the victim. The incident happened after 3:00 a.m. on Friday at Tarapacá and San Francisco intersection.

14. april 2026 Rapportert av AI

Chile's Public Security Minister Trinidad Steinert and Undersecretary Andrés Jouannet missed a key Senate Finance Commission session on modernizing Carabineros, forcing its suspension. The incident drew criticism from both opposition and government lawmakers. A Segpres minister apologized for the coordination failure instead.

At sergeant Javier Figueroa's funeral in Puerto Varas, Carabineros posthumously promoted him to suboficial mayor and named a commissary after him. President José Antonio Kast attended and urged support for the institution. The officer died after being shot on March 11.

17. mars 2026 Rapportert av AI

Disorders erupted Monday afternoon in Santiago's Barrio Meiggs as street vendors knocked down a perimeter fence during a municipal seizure of illegal cigarettes. Police contained the unrest and detained one person.