5 Police officers have been arrested for the extortion of a textile business in San Martin de Porres. The officers were charging the owner S/ 20,000.

“Don Juan” arrested in Arequipa in apparent long running romance scam.

La Victoria district in Lima and all of Callao are now in a state of emergency in order to tackle the extortion and contract killings.

The state of emergency in Viru, Trujillo and Pataz has been extended.

Aldo Velasquez Ascencio, the former Colina Group agent has been sentenced to 13 years for his role in massacres committed by the group in Barrios Altos and El Santa.

In Santa Anita, a man took his daughter hostage in an attempt to avoid arrest by the Peruvian National Police. The man is under investigation for attempted femicide.

An explosive device was found in a mototaxi at a construction sire in San Juan de Lurigancho. Police and Serenazgo were alerted. Bomb disposal is on site.