Overview

• On Friday night, Supreme Court judge Rafael Gutiérrez had his cellphone snatched in a grab-and-run while dining outside Heladería Necochea on Bulevar Gálvez.
• Security cameras at the café captured the thief’s quick, nonviolent snatching of the device from the judge’s table.
• The 77-year-old magistrate pursued the suspect but was unable to apprehend him.
• Police responded to a 911 call, interviewed the judge at the scene and briefly detained a suspect near Calle Balcarce before releasing him when no link to the theft was found.
• The case remains open under local prosecutors, with investigators still seeking leads to locate the missing phone and identify the perpetrator.