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A 27-year-old man, who attempted to steal a house in the Areão neighborhood of Cuiabá, was detained by residents on the morning of November 25. The Military Police found the man tied by ropes on a power pole on Brasilia Street. According to witnesses, the robber tried to steal the plastic cover of a cell phone, believing that it was  a telephone. According to the Military Police, a resident was at home and was surprised by the robber who invaded the place. The suspect was in one of the rooms of the house and held the plastic cover of the cell phone. Upon seeing the resident, the robber ran and tried to escape. Other people and residents who were in the area chased the thief and managed to immobilize him. The suspect stayed tied by his legs, shoulders and had his arms and hands pinned back. According to the G1 , the police took off the thief of the light pole and took him, to the city's central police station.

Car where the New Zealand's tourist was held hostage The Military Police (PM) arrested two military police officers who kidnapped and extorted the New Zealand's fighter jiu-jitsu, Jason Lee. The crime happened last Saturday (July 23), in Duque de Caxias, in the metropolitan area of ​​Rio de Janeiro, when the athlete was returning from a competition. According to the advisory press of the corporation, the case is being determined and if any misconduct proved, the two cops will be subject to administrative disciplinary proceedings and may be expelled. The PM said that "does not tolerate misconduct and acts like this sadden the nearly 50,000 honest police officers fighting crime every day," the statement said. Through its social network, Jason said officers approached him and threatened him with arrest if he didn't get in the police car. The New Zealander, who lives ten months in Rio, also said that the police took him to ATMs, for him to take m...

Two olympic athletes and their coach were robbed, on Friday morning in Santa Teresa, in the Central Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The spanish sailing team composed by Fernando Echávarri Erasun and Tara Pacheco were with the coach, Santiago Lopez Vazquez, in Hermenegildo de Barros street, when they were approached by five assailants. The thieves - who used at least two firearms - took the money, a bag with documents and a digital camera. Missing 76 days of the start of the 2016 Olympic Games, athletes are already in Rio to prepare for the tests. On 27 April, the duo Tara, 27, and Fernando, 46, won the silver medal in the Nacra 17 mode, during the Sailing World Cup, in step in Hyères, France. In 2008, the athletes won a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.

A man who tried to rob a gas station on Sunday morning (8), in São João de Meriti, city of Rio de Janeiro state. He had the body burned after throwing alcohol (etanol) on him by an employee, who reacted to the assault. Luís Romário Fernandes had 87% of the burned body. He was on probation after being arrested for crimes such as drug trafficking and theft. According to experts, his body began to catch fire after he made the shot. The spark did the alcohol burn. All the action lasted less than two minutes. The owner of the gas station says that the clerk handed the money in his pocket: BRL 40. The bandit threatened him. "If you don't give me the rest, I'll out of the car, You'll suffer," according to Lecir Gouvêa do Amaral, owner of the store. After this, the attendant returned and threw alcohol on Luís Romário, who shot, missing the target. Then, the flames have taken account of the car and of your body.

ATM destroyed by the gang in São José do Rio Pardo at dawn A young burglar died after blasting an ATM inside the building of the Prefecture of Vargem Grande do Sul (SP). The police knew not report the value of money taken by the gang that two hours before also exploded another ATM inside a supermarket in São José do Rio Pardo (SP). For the police, at least five men participated in both actions. No one was arrested. The ATM was inside a shop in San Antonio neighborhood. The suspects arrived in two pickup trucks and a car at around 1:00 am. Police said that the equipment was already broken, so it is still not possible to know if there was money or not the terminal. The supermarket had been closed, went through expertise and was released for the owner to carry out the cleaning of the site. Gang broke into Prefecture to explode ATMs in Vargem Grande do Sul Two hours later the same gang traveled 33 kilometers and attacked a ATM that sits inside the building of Prefectur...