Rio Police to Return 1,600 Recovered Cellphones on Nov. 18

Overview

• Victims are being contacted by official phone calls or WhatsApp messages with pickup details, with delivery points distributed across all regions.
• Since May, Operação Rastreio has recovered more than 10,000 devices, with about 2,800 already returned to owners.
• The operation has led to the arrest of over 700 suspects for robbery, theft, and receiving stolen goods.
• Crime data for January to September show 19,780 cellphone robberies and 34,456 thefts in the state, increases of 26% and 22% year over year.
• Authorities are promoting the Meu Celular Seguro RJ app, which offers free, real-time IMEI checks to help prevent purchases of stolen phones.