Overview
- City Police detained a 26-year-old in Monserrat after he tried to snatch a Rolex from an Italian tourist, locating him minutes later at Avenida Belgrano and Paseo Colón.
- Record checks showed the detainee has 17 cases for thefts and robberies since 2017, including convictions and national SIFCOP entries for processed cases with preventive detention and probation.
- In Mar del Plata, a 19-year-old was subdued by a motorcycle owner and a relative on Avenida Libertad after attempting to steal a parked Honda XR 250, and Prefectura made the arrest.
- Authorities seized two screwdrivers from the Mar del Plata suspect, one with a filed tip, and prosecutor Facundo De la Canale ordered proceedings for attempted aggravated theft of a motorbike left on the public way.
- Police in Coronel Vidal recovered a Bajaj D400 reported stolen in Mar del Plata on January 2 for seizure and return, while in La Plata a man reported his new Motomel Blitz stolen downtown and is seeking security-camera footage.