( CNN ) -- Police have caught a group of alleged thieves accused of stealing more than $ 46,000 since mid-January from commuters stuck in traffic in Peru 's capital city , Lima . After weeks of undercover surveillance , agents with the Peruvian National Police surrounded the suspects Monday as they were allegedly trying to again rob people stuck in traffic in the Barrios Altos neighborhood of Lima . The group of thieves , who call themselves `` Coyotes , '' had been taking advantage of commuters stuck in traffic to rob them in broad daylight , police said . They seemed to primarily target taxis , but passengers in other vehicles were also robbed , they said . `` They would break the cars ' windows and try to get in like that or they would unlock the doors and attack their victims , '' a police official told CNN affiliate America TV . Some of the victims would fight back and the suspects had to walk away empty-handed and in one instance , somebody started shooting a weapon straight into the air and the suspects ran away , police said . An elderly woman , who was attacked by the gang , said she tried to fight back . `` I tried to hold on to my purse , but then I noticed that they were armed and let go , '' the woman told America TV . Police video handed out to media outlets shows the suspects trying to outrun police officers who were chasing them , but they were all eventually caught . One of the suspects is 23 years old and the other three are only 18 , police said . They 're all being charged with armed robbery , illegal possession of a firearm and conspiracy to commit a crime . Police also said they are looking for four more suspects .
Police caught group of alleged criminals accused of robbing people involved in traffic in Lima , Peru . After months of investigation , police arrested suspects Monday . One suspect is 23 , the other suspects are 18 . All being charged with armed robbery , illegal possession of a firearm and conspiracy to commit a crime .