# Violent robberies targeting elderly in Buenos Aires > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/violent-robberies-targeting-elderly-in-buenos-aires > Updated: 2026-09-18T01:41:15.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2. Recent reports from the Buenos Aires province highlight violent crimes targeting elderly individuals. In Remedios de Escalada, two siblings were victims of an armed robbery while visiting their mother at the ‘Los Araucas’ nursing home. Security footage showed two armed assailants using a white car to block the victims’ vehicle. One attacker pursued a man toward the facility while the second attacked a woman, throwing her to the pavement to seize her keys. The suspects fled in their vehicles, and the case is under investigation by the Avellaneda-Lanús Judicial Department. In Ciudadela, two criminals posing as Edenor electricity company employees entered the home of a 73-year-old woman under the pretense of performing electrical repairs. Once inside, the assailants attacked the woman. Her son intervened and engaged in a physical struggle with the intruders, during which he was struck and threatened with a screwdriver. The son managed to force the men out of the house before they fled, and he was subsequently transported to Hospital Santojanni for medical assistance. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-18: Ciudadela: Thieves posing as utility workers rob elderly woman In Ciudadela, Argentina, two men posing as Edenor employees entered a home to rob a senior woman. Her son intervened in a violent struggle, forcing the attackers to flee. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ciudadela-thieves-posing-as-utility-workers-rob-elderly-woman ### 2026-09-09: Remedios de Escalada: Armed robbery targets siblings visiting nursing home Two siblings were victims of a violent armed robbery in Remedios de Escalada, Lanús, while visiting their 90-year-old mother at a nursing home. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/remedios-de-escalada-armed-robbery-targets-siblings-visiting-nursing-home --- Cite as: Violent robberies targeting elderly in Buenos Aires. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/violent-robberies-targeting-elderly-in-buenos-aires