09/03/2025 – A 35-year-old man, known as the “red-shirt thief”, suspected of multiple armed robberies in stores across Rio’s South Zone, was arrested on Sunday (09/03), outside a church in Del Castilho, North Zone. He was found carrying a stolen cellphone from Copacabana.
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09/03/2025 – A street vendor stabbed another merchant with a butcher knife during a dispute over the price of coconut water at Aterro do Flamengo, South Zone, on Sunday (09/03), around 10:30. The victim had first struck his rival before being chased and stabbed twice. The attacker was caught by agents of the Segurança Presente program.
10/03/2025 – Three armed men stormed the Estúdios Globo in Curicica, West Zone, on Monday (10/03), stealing employees’ phones before fleeing in a car. The attack took place in an isolated area during a police operation against drug trafficking nearby.
10/03/2025 – Two passengers were injured by glass shards after a BRT bus was hit by gunfire on Cândido Benício Street, between Praça Seca and Tanque stations in Jacarepaguá, West Zone, on Monday (10/03), around 12:30. According to the police, armed criminal groups were clashing in the nearby communities of Caixa D’Água and Renascer at the time of the shooting.
10/03/2025 – A 23-year-old Norwegian man, visibly agitated according to witnesses, was caught after he vandalized cars, motorcycles, and signs in Praça Demétrio Ribeiro, in Copacabana, South Zone, on Monday (10/03). He also destroyed a lamppost and attacked a moving taxi before being subdued.
11/03/2025 – A bus from the Rio 2 condominium (Barra da Tijuca) was robbed by two armed men on the Linha Amarela, near Jacarezinho, North Zone, on Tuesday (11/03), around 20:15. The criminals stole phones and jewelry from passengers before fleeing.
11/03/2025 – A man was arrested on Tuesday (11/03) in Inhoaíba, West Zone, for robbery and extortion of victims lured through a dating app for the LGBTQ+ community. He was part of a criminal organization that attracted targets to hotels in Lapa and the South Zone before threatening, tying them up, and forcing them to make bank transactions. One victim lost more than R$25,000.
12/03/2025 – A telecommunications company employee was caught stealing copper cables on Avenida Princesa Isabel in Copacabana, South Zone, on Wednesday (12/03). He was carrying around 10 kg of wires in his bag when he was spotted by an inspector from his own company.
12/03/2025 – The Civil Police conducted an operation on Wednesday (12/03), in the Complexo do Lins, North Zone, targeting members of a criminal faction involved in the death of military doctor Gisele Mendes de Souza e Mello, assassinated on 15 December 2024. Twenty-three arrest warrants and seventeen search and seizure warrants were issued, and one person was arrested.
12/03/2025 – The mother and stepfather of an 11-month-old baby were arrested on Wednesday (12/03), in Gávea, South Zone, accused of torture and attempted homicide on a minor. The child, hospitalized since 27 February with fractured ribs, a liver laceration, and internal bleeding, had allegedly suffered domestic violence. The couple claimed the baby had fallen during a bath, but doctors found the injuries inconsistent with an accident.
12/03/2025 – A 45-year-old man was arrested in Tijuca, North Zone, on Wednesday (12/03), for possessing and distributing around 1,000 files of child sexual abuse material. Investigators found that he had shared the content online between 2023 and 2024. The arrest was part of Operation Proteção Integral, a nationwide crackdown on online child exploitation crimes.
13/03/2025 – The Civil Police launched Operation Espoliador on Thursday (13/03), across the state of Rio to combat theft, murder after robbery, and fencing. More than 700 officers have been mobilized, and 174 suspects were arrested, including criminal faction leaders. Investigations reveal that organized crime finances its activities through these offenses.
13/03/2025 – A man was killed on Thursday (13/03) during a military police operation in the Complexo da Maré, North Zone. His group opened fire on BOPE officers near Vila dos Pinheiros before attempting to escape by boat from a pier under the Linha Vermelha. According to the police, he was involved in the murder of two officers in June 2024.
13/03/2025 – A 52-year-old street vendor was killed by a stray bullet during a military police operation in the Complexo do Chapadão, in Costa Barros, North Zone, on Thursday (13/03). He was caught in the crossfire between police and criminals while bringing lunch to his wife. His death sparked protests, with buses and trucks used as barricades on Avenida Chrisóstomo Pimentel de Oliveira.
