Manuel Pellegrini has been quick to thank his local police force in Chile after he and his wife were mugged in Santiago.
The couple were on their way to a restaurant with friends when the incident happened and although no-one was hurt in the drama, when the couple had a gun pointed at them the armed robbers who threw road spikes down to stop police chasing them after one fired his weapon.
A police helicopter was mobilised in the hunt for the criminals, whose car was eventually found in a suburb of Santiago called Conchali.
Officers also recovered the handbag they stole, which reportedly belonged to Pellegrini’s wife although police would only confirm it belonged a woman and would not say if it was Carola’s or the female friend she and her husband were with.
They also confirmed the Porsche, taken just a fortnight ago, had false number plates and said they suspected it had been stolen to order so it could subsequently be used to commit other crimes.
Pellegrini took to Twitter to say: Congratulations to @Carabdechile your quick and courageous reaction. I appreciate the support of the people. I hope you are given more powers to police to solve the issue of crime as soon as possible.
