The state of Rio de Janeiro had, in August, an increase in the main robbery rates, according to data released by the Institute of Public Security (ISP). Two numbers, vehicle and cargo thefts, doubled compared to the same month last year. In August, 2,835 vehicle thefts were recorded, an average of four cases per hour. Compared to August 2023, the index rose 98.5%. Another significant increase was that of cargo thefts, which went from 154 in August last year to 327 in the same month this year: an increase of 112%. In the analysis of the cumulative from January to August, vehicle thefts increased by 23.3% compared to the first eight months of 2023; Cargo theft decreased by 24.4% in the same period.
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21/09/2024 – A couple was robbed on Saturday night (21), when they were passing in front of the Parish of São Mateus, on Rua Pinto de Campos, in Oswaldo Cruz, in the North Zone. A mass was celebrated in the parish when the crime occurred. According to the Military Police, police officers carried out searches to find the suspect, but nobody was found.
21/09/2024 – Two men died, and two others were injured, after a shootout near the Noel Rosa tunnel, in Morro dos Macacos, in Vila Isabel, in the North Zone, on Saturday afternoon (21). The region has been suffering an intense wave of violence for months due to the dispute over territory between rival traffickers.
22/09/2024 – A criminal was shot in a confrontation with military police on Avenida Dom Hélder Câmara, in Abolição, North Zone, this Sunday (22). The man, unidentified, was hit in the abdomen.
22/09/2024 – Two young men were assaulted and robbed by four bandits on two motorcycles, in the early hours of Sunday (22), on Real Grandeza Street, in Botafogo. Two of the criminals got out of the vehicles (one of them armed) and demanded the victims’ cell phones with the passwords. The young people were assaulted with slaps in the face and one of them was knocked to the ground twice.
22/09/2024 – A candidate for councilor for the PT (Workers’ Party) was robbed at the door of her house, on Rua Doutor Satamini, in Tijuca, late Sunday night (22). The criminals took the car with cell phones and documents. No one was injured. No one was arrested.
24/09/2024 – A military police officer was shot on Tuesday afternoon (24) while dropping off his children at school, on Avenida Raul Barros Vieira, in Bangu (West Zone). Lying on the sidewalk, the victim still had his gun stolen by the shooter who fled.
26/092024 – Civil police officers from the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro carried out an operation on Thursday (26) to serve 37 search and seizure warrants at addresses linked to 17 military police officers suspected of involvement with the militia. According to the Corporation, the military police were linked to a criminal group that operates in the Bateau Mouche Community, in Praça Seca, in Jacarepaguá.
