According to statistics from the Institute of Public Security (ISP), in the first seven months of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, the rates of cell phone and pedestrian theft skyrocketed in the areas of the 10th DP (Botafogo), the 15th DP (Gávea) and the 9th DP (Catete). In the area under the responsibility of the Botafogo police station, which also includes the neighborhoods of Humaitá and Urca, cell phone theft jumped 94% from January to July this year, compared to the same period in 2023. Robberies of pedestrians rose 64%. In neighboring neighborhoods, such as Catete, Laranjeiras, Flamengo, and Glória, the incidents also increased. The police station in the area, the 9th DP (Catete), recorded 297 cell phone thefts (an increase of 38% compared to the same period in 2023) and 1,121 thefts (an increase of 10.9%). The number of robberies on pedestrians also grew from 341 to 526, 54% more. Also in the South Zone, in the area of the 15th DP (Gávea), cell phone theft rose 152.8% from January to July this year, compared to the same period in 2023. 134 records were made at the police station in 2024, compared to 53 in the first seven months of last year. Robbery of passersby also increased.
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19/08/2024 – A criminal climbed the façade of a building in Leme, in the South Zone of Rio, and took electronic devices and money from one of the apartments. Security camera footage shows the bandit climbing the gate of the building on Rua Antônio Vieira to climb the property, which is on the second floor. The criminal managed to enter through the window that was leaning against it and stayed about 10 minutes in the apartment. The thief took a notebook, two cell phones, money, and a document from the residents. The theft was only noticed the next morning when the victims woke up.
23/08/2024 – An integrated operation by the Civil and Military police resulted in the arrest, on Friday (23), of the man appointed as the head of the militia that operates in Sepetiba, in the West Zone of Rio. Leonardo Paulo de Sousa, known as Leo Russo or Aladdin, and his security guard, Vitor da Silva de Oliveira, were located in the community of Rola, in Santa Cruz, also in the West Zone. When they were arrested, they were carrying pistols. Also seized during the action were notes from the militia’s accounting, clothes similar to the uniforms worn by police force agents, and a stolen and tampered vehicle.
24/08/2024 – A woman and her two children were taken hostage by a retired firefighter in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, in the West Zone of Rio, on Saturday (24). Military police from the BOPE, the shock battalion (BPChq), and agents from the Recreio battalion managed to free the family who were at gunpoint in the military, in a house on Rua Geraldo Irinêo Joffily, located in the Terreirão region, in the same neighborhood. According to witnesses, it all started after an app driver parked at the door of the firefighter’s residence. At the time, there was an argument, and the military pointed a gun at the driver, who called the police. When the police arrived, the firefighter, who was at home with his son and wife, shot at the agents and held the family hostage.
24/08/2024 – Morro dos Macacos, in Vila Isabel, in the North Zone, was the scene, in the early hours of Saturday (24), of another confrontation between rival criminals. Factions that dispute control of drug trafficking in the region carried out an intense exchange of fire, leaving residents scared. According to the platform Onde Tem Tiroteio (OTT), the shots were heard around 01:00. The community has been the scene of a constant war for territorial control between the Third Pure Command (TCP), which currently dominates, and the Red Command (CV).
24/08/2024 – Two suspects were arrested in the early hours of Saturday (24), after robbing two Chilean tourists in Copacabana, in the South Zone of Rio. According to the Military Police, agents of the Special Rounds and Crowd Control Battalion (Recom) located the duo shortly after the crime, on Rua Constante Ramos. The criminals were trying to flee from the police when they were approached.
25/08/2024 – The Military Police, through the Dog Action Battalion (BAC), seized on Sunday afternoon (25) a ton of marijuana, equivalent to 250 tablets, at a school in the Nova Holanda community, in Complexo da Maré, in the North Zone of Rio. The narcotics, according to the agents, were hidden inside air ducts in an external area of the school unit and were located by the sniffer animals.
26/08/2024 – The Federal Revenue Service seized, on Monday (26), two boxes containing 500 grams of hashish at Galeão Airport, on Ilha do Governador, North Zone. The total value of the seizures is R$ 38,000. One part of the material was hidden in a toy car, and the other was mixed with chocolates. The two orders were destined for Osasco, in São Paulo, and Cantagalo district, in Friburgo.
27/08/2024 – Three criminals with rifles, grenades, and pistols attacked military police officers who were patrolling Avenida Professor Bernardino Rocha, in Pavuna, North Zone of Rio, on Tuesday morning (27). During the action, the suspects were injured. After the exchange of fire, the three were arrested. With them, two rifles, a grenade, and a pistol were seized.
27/08/2024 – A van was stolen on the Linha Amarela, near Bonsucesso, in the North Zone, on Monday night (27). According to the Military Police, the vehicle was also found with passengers, who had their belongings taken. The bandit, on the other hand, managed to escape through the passenger door towards the community of Manguinhos, in the same region. Still, according to the corporation, teams located the vehicle on Humboldt Street.
27/08/2024 – Teams from the Municipal Department of Public Order (Seop) seized, on Tuesday (27), 210 kilograms of copper without origin in a junkyard in the neighborhood of Magalhães Bastos, West Zone. The establishment was interdicted. The person responsible for the place was arrested. Agents also found 10 rifle ammunition, caliber 556, in addition to 1,600 capsules of detonated ammunition of various calibers.
28/08/2024 – A tourist from the Dominican Republic was shot on the morning of Wednesday (28), on the edge of Barra da Tijuca, in the West Zone of Rio. The victim, 33 years old, was rescued by teams from the Maritime Group (Gmar). According to the Fire Department, the victim was walking on Avenida do Pepê when he was surrendered by robbers. The Military Police is investigating the case.
28/08/2024 – Police officers from the 36th Precinct (Santa Cruz) arrested in Deodoro, in the West Zone of Rio, on Wednesday (28), a woman accused of trying to kill her 11-year-old stepdaughter. According to the Civil Police, in April 2023, the stepmother allegedly assaulted and set fire to the victim’s clothes. The motivation for the crime would have been because the stepdaughter would have lost a rubber at school. Then, the suspect would have taken the child to the shower and threatened her with death if she told anyone what she was suffering. According to the investigations, the stepmother ordered the girl to lie and answer that it was a child from the neighborhood, who was in the residence and witnessed the scene, who threw alcohol on her.
28/08/2024 – An intense shootout frightened residents of the Campinho and Fubá hills, in the North Zone of Rio, on Wednesday morning (28). According to the Military Police, the confrontation took place between the criminal factions of the Third Pure Command (TCP), which dominates the area, and the Red Command (CV), which wants to invade the area. The exchange of fire began around 09:00 and lasted for more than an hour. According to information from the Military Police, agents of the 9th BPM (Rocha Miranda) went to the communities, but there is still no record of arrests or seizures in the places.
