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Locksmith Arrested in Million-Dollar Pensioner Robbery in Rosario

A locksmith in Rosario, Argentina, has been arrested for stealing a large sum of dollars from the safe of an 86-year-old woman. The arrest was made possible by the Lince system, which helped identify and track the suspect using security camera footage.


Locksmith Arrested in Million-Dollar Pensioner Robbery in Rosario

A locksmith was arrested in Rosario accused of a millionaire robbery of a pensioner, and the arrest was achieved through the use of the Lince system, which quickly processes and crosses information to identify people or vehicles. The robbery happened days ago when the 86-year-old woman told her caregiver that she needed a locksmith, for which the employee contacted the subject. Upon arriving at the home, the accused opened the safe and took a significant amount of dollars. Faced with this situation, the victim's daughter filed the corresponding complaint and the case fell to prosecutor Rodrigo Urruticoechea, who ordered the review of the security cameras. With the analysis of the material obtained, an image of the thief was achieved, and through the Lince program, he was detected and located at several points in the Santa Fe city, for example, in a supermarket and in a locksmith. Faced with the evidence obtained, personnel from the Investigations Police informed the prosecutor and achieved the arrest of the accused, who was at the disposal of Justice, according to the Argentine News Agency. Meanwhile, the employee was charged for her participation in the millionaire robbery.