The number of cable thefts from SuperVia trains has almost tripled this year compared to the same period in 2021. The concessionaire recorded more than 900 thefts, an average of five per day. A total of more than 56 kilometers of cables stolen by criminals. The thefts occur mainly on the Santa Cruz, Japeri and Saracuruna lines. This forces SuperVia to adopt emergency measures such as temporary interruptions in the circulation of trains, an increase in travel intervals and an increase in the spacing between trains, which increases travel time due to impaired signaling.
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A pix gang has been causing problems for Jacarepaguá residents, West Zone. They always act in the same way: they seek residents of expensive condominiums, luxury cars and valuables. After assaulting victims, they are forced to make pix or transfers. In less than a week, the criminals managed to transfer at least R$ 100.000. In one of these cases, security camera footage shows the victim’s car slowing down to enter the condominium and the criminals’ vehicle right behind. As soon as the car stops, four armed bandits get out, from the other vehicle, approach the victim, and force her to disembark. One steals the jewelry and the other writes down the app passwords. The woman unlocks her cell phone, and the robbers drive away with her car.
Since the beginning of the year, around 12,000 Light customers have been without electricity due to damage caused by gunshots to the concessionaire’s equipment. Between January and May, there were 72 occurrences of equipment hit by projectiles; 31 of them were transformers. Another 18.000 customers had their power supply interrupted due to the theft of cables and other equipment. In total, the loss for the company was R$ 1.6 million. Also, according to company data, most of the occurrences took place in the North Zone, with 39 records (neighborhoods such as Madureira, Brás de Pina and Cascadura) and in the West Zone, with 13 (neighbourhoods such as Bangu and Senador Camará).
24/06/2022 – A shootout between military police and criminals closed Avenida Brasil for 20 minutes, near Cordovil, North Zone. The operation, carried out in the communities of Parada de Lucas and Vigário Geral, was intended to prevent the movement of drug dealers.
Our analysis:
There is always an expressive risk of shooting in most police operations. Before leaving home or work, people in the area must also check if shootouts or mass robberies have been related in the past few hours to avoid getting caught in the middle of a dangerous situation. Stray bullets are a real threat in Rio de Janeiro, and the proper security protocols must be followed to guarantee personnel safety like: seeking shelter in nearby buildings; laying down on the floor near robust obstacles; staying away from doors and windows; and giving extra protection to children.
25/06/2022 – Criminals robbed a gas station in Ramos neighbourhood, North Zone, and forced employees and customers to carry stolen products from the convenience store to their vehicles.
25/06/2022 – The car of Rio de Janeiro Councilor Luciano Vieira, from Avante, was shot. The vehicle’s glass was marked by the shot, but as the car is armored, the councilor was not injured. Two men in helmets on a motorcycle fired the shots. He turned on the car alarm and the criminals fled.
27/06/2022 – An ex-military was shot dead inside a SuperVia train car. The crime took place near the Deodoro station, West Zone. According to witnesses, when the train stopped at the station, the man got up and shot the victim, who was sitting.
27/06/2022 – Agents arrested a suspect of raping a child inside Complexo da Maré, North Zone. The arrest was made on Ilha do Governador, after intelligence work by Civil Police agents.
28/06/2022 – Several Military Police battalions carried out an operation in Complexo da Serrinha, in Madureira, North Zone. Agents also patrolled the streets of Morro do Dendê and Guarabu (Ilha do Governador), Morro do Pavão-Pavãozinho and Cantagalo (South Zone) and in Pedreira community, in Costa Barros, North Zone.
28/06/2022 – The Special Operations Battalion (BOPE) carried out an operation in the Nova Holanda community, Complexo da Maré, North Zone. 50 kg of marijuana were seized. According to police, the objective is to curb vehicles and cargo theft, remove barricades, and collect intelligence data. During the confrontation, two people died and one was shot.
28/06/2022 – Agents of the Police Station for Repression of Organized Criminal Actions (Draco) started an operation to fulfill 19 search and seizure warrants against members of a militia that operates in Guaratiba Island, West Zone. According to investigations, militiamen in the region are invading private property.
28/06/2022 – A 22-year-old caregiver for the elderly was found dead in a house in Inhoaíba, West Zone. Relatives believe she was murdered for refusing to have a relationship with an acquaintance. The young woman went to the suspect’s house after he promised her a job.
30/06/2022 – A motorcyclist was run over by his own motorcycle during a mass robbery in Jacarepaguá, West Zone. According to security camera images, a driver in a black car was about to enter his garage when it was closed off by a silver vehicle, from which five thieves emerged. The driver was beaten and thrown to the ground. At the same time, one of the thieves approaches a motorcyclist and an app delivery man. At this moment the bandits’ car reverses and overturns one of the motorcycles, which hits its own pilot. The thieves fled with the victims’ car and belongings.
30/06/2022 – Civil Police carried out an inspection operation in junkyards in the North Zone. The action took place after a suspect was arrested for cable theft and robbery during the night, in Santa Cruz, West Zone of the city.
