crime
March 7, 2026
Thieves Posed as Job Applicants and Looted a Webcam Studio in Bogotá
The camera footage showed two women who arrived with two male companions for a job interview at a webcam studio located in Castilla, Kennedy district, on Monday, March 2.
TL;DR
- Two women and two armed men posed as job applicants at a webcam studio in Bogotá.
- The criminals threatened employees and stole valuable equipment, including technology, lights, and cameras.
- The estimated value of the stolen items exceeded 50 million pesos.
- The thieves escaped using a car stolen from one of the victims, which was later recovered by police.
- Bogotá recorded 258 commercial robberies in January, with many occurring in specific districts and during peak times.