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Police Recover Most Bikes, Detain Suspects After 3-Minute Motorcycle Heist in Itajaí

Investigators say the thieves knew the motorcycles were left with their keys, a lapse the dealership says it will now fix.

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Overview

  • Security footage shows at least 14 hooded individuals, mostly teenagers, smashing the storefront and riding off with 12 motorcycles in under three minutes.
  • Police report that nine of the Bajaj Dominar 400 bikes, valued at roughly R$26,000 each, have been recovered so far as the search continues.
  • Authorities detained several suspects across neighboring Camboriú and Balneário Camboriú, including multiple adolescents.
  • An 18-year-old suspect was hospitalized with confirmed tibia and fibula fractures after being found injured near the scene.
  • Delegate Ricardo Melo said suspects knew the bikes were stored with keys and some admitted they had no fixed plan for the vehicles.