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16-Year-Old Detained With 13 Phones at Zócalo During Independence Grito

Police turned the youth over to the Ministerio Público after a victim identified her recovered device.

Overview

  • Officers on patrol at Avenida Madero and the Plaza de la Constitución responded to a woman's report and stopped a suspect matching her description.
  • A preventive search uncovered 13 cellphones of various brands and colors, and one was recognized as the reporting woman's property.
  • The detainee said he is 16, was advised of his constitutional rights, and could not prove legal ownership of the devices.
  • The youth and the seized phones were presented to the Ministerio Público to determine his legal status, and no judicial outcome has been announced.
  • City officials reported the 215th celebration concluded with saldo blanco, noting 17 minor medical attendances without hospital transfers.