At the request of the Attorney General’s Office, a criminal guarantee control judge imposed a preventive detention measure in a prison facility on Deputy Mayor Richard José Sierra Bravo for his possible participation in the assault on a jewelry store in Bucaramanga (Santander), on November 29, an event in which a member of the National Police who tried to thwart the robbery died.

A prosecutor from the Support Structure (EDA) of the Santander Section charged the uniformed officer with the crimes of aggravated homicide, bribery, attempted qualified and aggravated robbery; and manufacturing, trafficking, carrying or possession of firearms, accessories, parts or ammunition. The charges were not accepted.

The material evidence obtained by the Prosecutor’s Office showed that Sierra Bravo, since October of this year, had carried out surveillance work to choose the jewelry to steal and received a cell phone from the criminals, which was used to make a group call and thus coordinate entry to the premises to carry out the robbery.

The Deputy Superintendent of the National Police Richard José Sierra Bravo received a restraining order in a prison for his possible participation in the assault on a jewelry store in Bucaramanga (Santander), on November 29, an event in which one of his colleagues died… pic.twitter.com/GwjZLywv7i

— Colombian Prosecutor’s Office (@FiscaliaCol) December 8, 2025

In this way, he allegedly warned about the exact moment in which the illegal action was to be carried out, which he intended to prevent one of his colleagues at the institution, Mayor Fredy Leal, who was attacked with firearms and later died while receiving medical assistance.

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