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A 19-year-old woman was arrested after police say she allegedly tried to rob 75-year-old tailor Juan Moreno Murillo at his home in Teupasenti, El Paraíso, then fatally stabbed him with his own scissors during a dispute.

Luis Baca Martínez, a 21-year-old National Police officer assigned to Puerto Cortés, was killed by gunfire on August 17 while off-duty in Hato Nuevo, Choluteca, after he agreed to give a ride to a man whose vehicle was being repaired; investigators say he was also robbed of his motorcycle.

National Police arrested two Nicaraguan men in Comayagua on suspicion of using force and intimidation to rob multiple victims, following complaints from residents.

Yoro recorded 166 homicides between January and early August 2026, with residents of Olanchito and other municipalities reporting that escalating violence and robberies have upended daily life and eroded confidence in law enforcement.

A suspect accused of stealing a cellphone was detained by residents in downtown El Progreso, Yoro, on August 11 and beaten before police arrived and took him into custody.

Police arrested two of three suspects on motorcycles who robbed a woman in the Lomas del Mayab neighborhood of Tegucigalpa; the third suspect remains at large.

A mobile-phone shop in Ocotepeque closed after two robberies in 35 days left it without inventory or cash, prompting merchants and residents to demand action as crime forces businesses to shut.

A new security-camera video shows Jorge Luis Castellanos Sosa being shot while taking cover behind desks as two armed attackers broke into a Danlí bank agent and opened fire; the attackers fled after the failed robbery, and Castellanos died hours later at a local hospital.

Two men arrested in La Ceiba on suspicion of robbery were freed after the 24-hour legal detention period expired without formal complaints from victims, leaving prosecutors without grounds to seek charges.

National Police arrested two men suspected of a series of robberies in La Ceiba and are urging victims to file formal complaints, warning that without evidence and testimony the suspects risk being released.

Police in the Atlántida department arrested two young men suspected of a series of robberies in La Ceiba and are urging victims to file formal complaints, warning that lack of reports could lead to their release.

Police arrested two men, ages 25 and 22, on suspicion of armed robbery with intimidation against a resident of Yoro; officers caught them fleeing the Las Colinas neighborhood shortly after the alleged assault.

Security camera footage circulating on social media shows a suspect threatening a couple and stealing their motorcycle in the Modelo neighborhood of Tegucigalpa, with no arrests or recovery of the bike reported so far.

A Roatán court issued arrest orders against four individuals on charges including illegal firearms possession, drug trafficking, and aggravated robbery with violence.