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Mar del Plata Suspect Charged After Moto Theft With Replica Gun Ends in Crash

A 911 call to a collision led officers to detain the 30-year-old, with a replica firearm and the victim’s phone recovered at the scene.

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Overview

  • A 26-year-old reported her Zanella 110 stolen at Don Bosco and Brown after being threatened with an imitation firearm.
  • Minutes later, police responded to a crash at Moreno and Dorrego involving a Volkswagen Polo and the stolen motorcycle.
  • Officers from Comisaría Primera and the Grupo de Prevención Motorizada arrived and identified the rider as the suspected thief.
  • SAME medics treated the suspect on site, and police recovered a replica weapon along with the victim’s cellphone.
  • Flagrancy prosecutor Facundo De la Canale ordered the suspect’s arrest, formal aggravated robbery charges, and his transfer to Unidad Penal N°44 de Batán.