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Nanny and Child Held Hostage in Jardins Home Invasion as Police Review Security Video

Investigators are working from camera footage to identify at least four suspects, with no arrests or recovered items so far.

Overview

  • The robbery occurred Wednesday afternoon at a residence on Rua Maestro Elias Lobo in Jardim Paulista.
  • Four masked intruders held a 45-year-old nanny with a baby in her lap and bound her hands and feet with nylon cable ties.
  • Security cameras inside the home and on the street recorded the search of rooms and the group leaving by the automatic gate in a car.
  • Witnesses called the Military Police, who went to the scene and freed the victims; no injuries were reported.
  • The case was registered at the 14th Police District in Pinheiros and assigned to the 78th DP in Jardins, and stolen items included designer bags, jewelry, eyewear, a camera, watches, a child’s electric motorcycle and a PlayStation 4.