Thefts in this area of Balvanera are frequent. One of them has 66 entries in the police station, 65 of them between 2020 and 2024.
The last one, before Sunday, had been on April 5. The other minor has four priors. But since they are unimpeachable, every time they are detained, Justice must release them. “Everyone knows that they rob like crazy here, and I'm not going to risk it, says an 80-year-old retired man who walks through the area every day, but avoids Miter and Sarmiento at night. The Station Park, inaugurated in 2019, is on Sarmiento Railway land that was previously occupied. The complex is completely open at all hours, and it is also chosen as an escape route. Police Station 3A has arranged that two officers guard each of the two tunnels and their surroundings, in reverse order, so as not to overlap the guarded areas. City Police motorcycles were seen touring the park in Anchorena and Peron last week. The park will be open to the public from 2019, but it is not clear when it will be opened to the general public or how many people will live in the area at the same time as the train station. It is expected to cost the city around €1.5 million to $2.6 million to build. It will be the first park in Spain to be fully equipped with a water supply and a sewage treatment system, and will be located in the heart of the city, near the railway station. The station will also have a children's play area and a nature reserve.