Data from the Public Security Institute (ISP) revealed that, from January to March this year, 1,747 of these vehicles were stolen in the state, compared to 992 in the same period of 2023 — an increase of 76.1%. The cases are more recurrent in the North Zone and the Baixada Fluminense. Theft records had a slight variation: they were from 1,770 to 1,802, in the same comparison. This means that an average of 39 motorcycles were taken by the bandits per day in the state in the first quarter. Cases of theft are more spread across the Metropolitan Region.
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12/09/2024 – Agents of the Federal Revenue Service at Rio International Airport, in Galeão, seized on Thursday (12) night 1.65 kg of cocaine in the underwear of a Brazilian passenger. The 24-year-old suspect was trying to board a flight to Paris, France. With this seizure, there are already 314 capsules of cocaine seized in passengers’ underwear in Galeão in September alone, according to the Revenue.
14/09/2024 – The apartment of Aloizio Mercadante, president of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), was invaded on Saturday night (14) in Copacabana. The case is being investigated by the Federal Police (PF). The property was invaded, and items stolen, but Mercadante was not present at the time of the crime. According to information, the suspects also broke into the neighboring apartment. The case was discovered by one of the doormen, who noticed the doors broken in while collecting the garbage and called the authorities. Nothing of value was taken.
14/09/2024 – On Saturday afternoon (14), a couple burglarized two apartments in a luxury building on Avenida Delfim Moreira, in Leblon. The two are suspected of being part of a gang from Minas Gerais and São Paulo that targets high-end residences. According to the images, the couple circulated the building until they identified the empty properties. They used a crowbar to break down the doors.
15/09/2024 – Police officers from the Pacifying Police Command (UPP) of Engenho Novo arrested five suspects on Sunday (15). The action, on Bicuíba Street, also resulted in the seizure of a rifle. According to the PM, the agents received information about armed criminals moving from the Árvore Seca community, in Lins, to Manguinhos, both neighborhoods in the North Zone. When they carried out a siege, they located a vehicle and approached the five occupants.
15/09/2024 – A woman was assaulted, on Sunday (15), on Francisco Sá Street, in Copacabana, after having suffered an attempted robbery. A person tries to stop the aggression and manages to help the victim get up and escape. After she leaves the scene, the suspect seems to pick something up from the ground and joins a group that is nearby. A bus passing through the neighborhood was also targeted by another suspect.
16/09/2024 – A chase followed by a confrontation between military police and criminals ended with a man arrested and another shot in the morning of Monday (16) in Praia da Bandeira, on Ilha do Governador. According to the corporation, agents of the 17th BPM were on patrol in the region when they had their attention focused on a suspicious vehicle leaving the community of Boogie Woogie. With the duo, two rifles and a radio communicator were seized.
16/09/2024 – A Navy soldier is suspected of piloting the trafficking grenade-launching drones for the Red Command (CV). He was arrested on Monday (16), in Complexo da Penha, during an operation launched by the Federal Police (PF). Called Buzz Bomb, the action aimed to repress the use of those grenade-launching drones, remotely piloted by bandits of the Red Command (CV). In addition to the Navy soldier, the agents also captured a second person. During an attempt to comply with more than three search and seizure warrants in the region, PF officers were received by a gunfight.
16/09/2024 – A 21-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her partner in Complexo do Alemão, on Monday afternoon (16). The perpetrator of the crime was arrested. According to witnesses, the case occurred after an argument between the couple.
16/09/2024 – Civil police officers from the Police Station for the Repression of Crimes against Immaterial Property (DRCPIM) and the 19th Precinct (Tijuca) carried out, on Monday (16), an operation at the Uruguaiana Popular Market, in downtown Rio, to recover cell phone devices stolen during Rock in Rio. The agents seized more than 750 cell phones of suspicious origin. Two people were arrested in the act.
17/09/2024 – Criminals entered a building located on Avenida Afonso de Taunay, in Jardim Oceânico, in Barra da Tijuca (West Zone), on Tuesday night (17). A resident was robbed and assaulted by the robbers while using the elevator. His personal belongings were taken. Teams from the 31st BPM (Recreio dos Bandeirantes) were called to the scene.
18/09/2024 – A teenager was shot at the corner of Guilherme Maxwell Avenue with Rua da Gratidão, this Wednesday (18), after her father mistakenly entered the Baixa do Sapateiro community, in Maré. The region is dominated by the Terceiro Comando Puro (TCP). Criminals approached and ordered the driver to stop but, frightened, he accelerated. The criminals then shot fire, hitting the teenager.
18/09/2024 – Agents of the 41st DP (Tanque) carried out, on Wednesday (18), the arrest of a suspect known as Apple Wizard (a reference to the brand). During the action, about R$ 300,000 in electronic devices of the brand, such as cell phones, tablets, smartwatches, and computers, were seized. All the material was found at the suspect’s residence, in Cidade de Deus, West Zone of Rio. The police say that the bandit is the largest receiver of stolen and stolen cell phones in the region of Jacarepaguá (West Zone). According to the investigations, he unlocked the devices, broke into the victims’ checking accounts, and diverted amounts to international accounts.
19/09/2024 – A 31-year-old man was sharing more than 5,000 photos and videos of child and adolescent sexual abuse, in Tijuca (North Zone). The arrest was made on Thursday (19) by the Federal Police (PF), during Operation Prohibited File. According to the PF, the investigation began after police officers discovered the circulation of 38,449 files containing scenes of child and adolescent sexual abuse on internet platforms. From this, they identified that the prisoner shared at least 5,477 photos and videos of this type on the Web.
20/09/2024 – A 17-year-old minor died in a chase followed by a shootout that took place on the morning of Friday (20), in Pilares (North Zone). The car he was in, which was stolen, was destroyed after hitting a wall. According to the Military Police, a pistol and a bulletproof vest cover were found with the suspect.
20/09/2024 – Criminals stole a truck carrying a container with cases of beer on the Linha Amarela at the end of the morning of Friday (20). The bandits forced the driver to go to the Nova Holanda Favela, in Complexo da Maré, where they unloaded the goods. When the bandits realized that the action was being filmed by a news helicopter, they released the driver.