Two individuals attempted to rob yesterday early in the morning a dwelling in the Balàfia district, in the Horta de Lleida, when its owners were inside. The activation of the alarm frustrated the robbery and the suspects fled without managing to enter the house.
The attempt occurred when, allegedly, they tried to access the property by forcing one of the accesses. The security service alerted the owners of the presence of two people on the lower floor and recommended that they remain in the upper part of the house until the arrival of the security forces.
Flight before police arrival
Before leaving the property, the assailants also tried to force open a vehicle that was parked on the premises, although they also did not succeed. The two attempts were unsuccessful and the suspects escaped from the place.
The Mossos d'Esquadra mobilized two units to the Balàfia district to gather information about what happened and begin the search for the alleged perpetrators. For now, no arrests have been made.
Open investigation and neighborhood concern
The investigation remains open to try to identify the two individuals who would have participated in the attempted robbery. The agents are working with the information gathered at the scene after the alert.
The owners yesterday conveyed their concern about the growing feeling of insecurity in this area of the Horta de Lleida with the arrival of spring. They assure that this situation forces them to extreme precautions in their own home and warn that, if elderly people had been in the house, the outcome could have been different.