Man with warrant attacks woman and PDI detective
- Detectives in Calama arrested a 30-year-old Bolivian man after an officer saw him beating his partner inside a car outside PDI’s El Loa complex. - The suspect was drunk, tried to attack the detective who intervened, and police then found an outstanding April 8 arrest warrant. - The case added domestic violence, contempt and threats to an existing warrant in Calama. (diarioantofagasta.cl)
A 30-year-old Bolivian man was arrested in Calama after a detective saw him assaulting his partner inside a parked car outside the PDI’s El Loa police complex. (diarioantofagasta.cl) The detective, assigned to Calama’s sex crimes investigative unit, was arriving for duty when he spotted the attack and intervened immediately. (elamerica.cl) (madero.cl) Police said the man was intoxicated and turned on the officer, threatening and trying to assault him after being confronted. Guard personnel from the complex helped subdue him. (antofagastaaldia.cl) (radiofmelloa.cl) When detectives checked his identity, they found an active arrest warrant for lesiones menos graves, or less serious assault, issued by the Calama Guarantee Court on April 8, 2026. (radiofmelloa.cl) (pitvcalamanoticias.cl) The new case added allegations of injuries in a domestic violence context, contempt of court and threats against a police officer. Chilean outlets reported the arrest as a flagrante detention, meaning police acted while the assault was underway. (elamerica.cl) (diarioantofagasta.cl)) The location made the episode unusually stark: the assault happened directly in front of the investigative police compound, where off-duty arrival and guard response collapsed the time between detection and arrest. (diarioantofagasta.cl) (madero.cl) Local reports did not identify the woman or say whether she required hospital treatment, and authorities had not publicly detailed a court hearing outcome in the reports available Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (diarioantofagasta.cl) (radiofmelloa.cl) By the end of the encounter, the man who allegedly beat a woman outside the Calama PDI compound was in custody on both the fresh accusations and the earlier warrant. (diarioantofagasta.cl) (pitvcalamanoticias.cl)
