Two criminals, one of whom has 16 prior records and three convictions, were arrested for committing armed robberies in the Buenos Aires neighborhoods of Almagro and Balvanera.
It was determined that the suspects were moving in a white Peugeot 2008 vehicle, with which they robbed a woman of her purse at the corner of Moreno and Maza streets, and two minors of their cell phones on Venezuela and 24 de Noviembre streets, according to Noticias Argentinas agency.
Alerted by the Urban Monitoring Center (CMU), officers from the Pacification Tactical Unit (DUTP) of the 21-24/Zavaleta neighborhood found the vehicle and, after a cordon operation, intercepted it on Amancio Alcorta Avenue and Pasaje 70.
«When they were arrested, the officers found a knapsack and a woman's purse in the vehicle, with no belongings inside,» details the police report.
Upon checking their records, it was determined that one of the accused, a 35-year-old, has 16 criminal records and three convictions for robbery, aggravated robbery with the use of a weapon, and attempted robbery.
Regarding police entries, most of the records were for theft, squatting, minor injuries, possession of unconventional weapons, and violation of Law 23.737 on Drugs.
The other detainee, a 41-year-old, has a police record for aggravated concealment.
The National Criminal and Correctional Court 40, presided over by Verónica González, Secretariat 139 of Martín Luxardo, took charge of the case, approved the detentions, and ordered the seizure of the vehicle, the purse, and the knapsack.
