18/04/2026 – On Saturday night (18), a criminal used a set of keys to enter a residential building in the Boqueirão neighborhood, on Vahia de Abreu Street, stealing a bicycle after disabling the security sensors. This break-in follows an armed robbery that occurred days earlier in front of the same building, during which a resident had his bag stolen containing those very keys. The victim was able to confirm the connection between the two incidents through surveillance footage showing the perpetrator entering the premises without forced entry.
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20/04/2026 – On Monday (20), a 30-year-old man was arrested at a supermarket in the Chico de Paula neighborhood for an attempted femicide committed in March 2026. He had violently attacked his ex-partner with a wooden plank and struck her mother with a flying kick. Wanted since the incident, the suspect was located and placed in custody.
22/04/2026 – On Wednesday (22), a 15-year-old boy was killed after being struck by a speeding car on Afonso Pena Avenue, in the Macuco neighborhood. The impact threw the victim over two meters into the air, with his body landing 30 meters away as he was returning from school. Despite a negative breathalyzer test, the driver was arrested for homicide with “eventual intent”.
23/04/2026 – On Thursday (23), a 17-year-old boy was the victim of an attempted homicide after being lynched by more than 20 people in the Gonzaga neighborhood. Wrongly accused of filming a prior dispute, the teenager was beaten and thrown against a storefront before being rescued by a driver who managed to pull him away from the crowd. The investigation revealed the party was held in an unlicensed clandestine venue, while the attackers remain at large.
24/04/2026 – A woman was filmed slapping and pulling a young girl’s hair in the middle of Rua Cyra, in the José Menino neighborhood, on Friday (24). Security footage shows the assailant hitting the child twice in the face while she was in a stroller, then catching her by the hair as she tried to run away. A police report was filed with the Women’s Defense Precinct (DDM), but no arrests have been made yet.
