01/02/2025 – On Saturday (01/02) a retired military police officer was fatally struck on the head on Aroaqui Street, in Campo Grande, West Zone. He was trying to break up a fight when the attack occurred. Officers from the 40th BPM found the victim already deceased upon arrival. The Homicide Division is investigating.
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01/02/2025 – On Saturday (01/02), an off-duty civil police officer was targeted by armed criminals on Avenida Dom Hélder Câmara, in Engenho de Dentro, North Zone. His armored vehicle was hit by twelve bullets as he tried to escape, he was not injured. A military police patrol intervened, leading to a gunfight.
02/02/2025 – On Sunday (02/02), a suspect was arrested on a plane at Galeão International Airport, in Ilha do Governador. He is accused of attempting to divert R$22 million from a bank through a financial fraud network. Police seized a phone, a laptop, and 12 bank cards.
02/02/2025 – On Sunday (02/02), a 15-year-old girl was raped by her 21-year-old companion in Madureira, North Zone. While she was filing a complaint with her mother at the police station, she received threats from her attacker, who was located on Rua Carolina Machado, in the same neighborhood.
03/02/2025 – On Monday (03/02), a Degase (juvenile detention officer) agent was killed during a mass robbery on the Linha Amarela, near Bonsucesso, North Zone. The victim was heading to work when criminals opened fire, hitting him multiple times. The suspects stole two cars and fled towards the Maré complex.
03/02/2025 – On Monday night (03/02), on Linha Amarela near Vila do João, a woman was robbed by several criminals. Witnessing drivers turned around and drove in the opposite direction. This incident occurred less than 3 kilometers from the spot where, 15 hours earlier, a Degase officer had been killed.
03/02/2025 – On Monday (03/02), an altercation escalated between two street vendors on Barra da Tijuca beach, between Posto 4 and Posto 5, West Zone. After a dispute over customers, one vendor stabbed the other in broad daylight in front of bystanders. The victim was hospitalized, and the attacker was arrested.
04/02/2025 – On Tuesday (04/02), near the BRT Curral Falso station, in the Santa Cruz neighborhood, West Zone, seven people were injured by gunfire during an attack. According to the Military Police, initial information suggests it was a conflict between rival factions.
04/02/2025 – On Tuesday (04/02), military police officers and civil police investigators carried out an operation in Morro Santo Amaro, in the Catete neighborhood, South Zone. This favela, controlled by the Red Command (CV), is a major hub for crack sales. Drugs, rifle ammunition, and packaging materials were seized.
05/02/2025 – On Wednesday (05/02), the police launched Operation Ouro Negro against a criminal network specializing in oil theft and funded by the illegal “jogo do bicho” lottery. Led by Vinícius Drumond, son of Luizinho Drumond, former “bicho” boss and president of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school, the gang clandestinely siphoned oil pipelines to resell the fuel. The operation also targets the financial bases of organized crime in Rio.
05/02/2025 – On Wednesday (05/02), a 17-year-old teenager was shot dead at Praça Jardim Bangu 2, in Bangu, West Zone. He was crossing the square when he was hit by gunfire from a moving car. He died at the scene.
06/02/2025 – On Thursday (06/02), the Civil Police carried out an operation against a Red Command-linked criminal network specializing in cargo and vehicle theft in the Complexo da Maré, North Zone. 74 warrants were executed across multiple states, uncovering a money laundering scheme exceeding R$18 million between 2022 and 2023. A clandestine office was used to plan thefts and resell stolen goods.
06/02/2025 – On Thursday (06/02), during a police operation in the Nova Holanda and Parque União communities, located in the Complexo da Maré, North Zone, authorities discovered an armored BMW vehicle, dubbed the “minicaveirão” by traffickers. This vehicle, modified with openings in the windows to allow the use of rifles, was used by criminals during armed confrontations. It had been reported stolen six months ago.
06/02/2025 – On Thursday (06/02), during a police operation in the Morro do Barbante community on Ilha do Governador, North Zone, a 32-year-old man, identified as one of the state’s leading cargo and luxury vehicle thieves, was fatally shot. Authorities report that he and his group operated on major expressways, including Linhas Vermelha and Amarela and sections of Avenida Brasil. A recent robbery at a transport company in Bonsucesso, where employees were terrorized, was attributed to this gang.
