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Armed thieves steal motorhome with family inside in Argentina

22.01.2026 04:20 23 min 46 sources РУС
Mediamendoza SPA + 45 more
Armed thieves steal motorhome with family inside in Argentina
Original source: Diario La Capital de Mar del Plata

In Brief

Three armed thieves stole a Toyota Hilux pickup towing a motorhome with a family of six inside on Route 226 near Mar del Plata, Argentina. Two children were left on the roadside; the rest were later released. The vehicles were found abandoned.

Timeline

On January 21, 2026, a family from Mendoza stopped on Route 226 near Mar del Plata, Argentina, to wash their children. Three armed thieves stole their Toyota Hilux pickup towing a motorhome, with the wife and two younger children inside. Two other children (ages reported as 6 and 8, or 8 and 11) were left on the roadside.

The father clung to the moving hitch of the pickup while being threatened with a weapon. He negotiated with the thieves, who released his wife and children. The stolen vehicles were later found abandoned and damaged in the La Herradura and Hipódromo areas. The children were unharmed but traumatized. The suspects remain at large; the case is being investigated as armed robbery.

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