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Man Steals Bus, Drives Route with Passengers and Is Detained

Company tracking pinpointed the vehicle, leading police to intercept it and the prosecutor to order a psychological evaluation to assess imputability.

Overview

  • The man took an unattended Línea 236 bus from the Pontevedra terminal and drove its scheduled route toward Morón, picking up passengers during the trip.
  • The vehicle was detected after it grazed another 236 bus and that driver alerted the terminal, which prompted the company to start a controlled tracking operation.
  • Police from Comisaría Cuarta de Gervasio Pavón intercepted the bus at Eva Perón and Santo Domingo, recovered the vehicle and detained the suspect.
  • Officers found the detainee wearing company clothing and seized a knife; he told authorities he "wanted to fulfill his dream" of being a bus driver and one report says he falsified a driver control sheet.
  • The Fiscalía Nº 2 in Morón ordered a psychological evaluation to determine imputability, a step that will shape possible charges and highlights risks from leaving buses unattended with keys accessible.