At least 14 masked thieves were filmed breaking into a Bajaj motorcycle dealership in Brazil and fleeing the scene with more than 10 motorcycles.
According to information provided by the Military Police (Polícia Militar, PM), the incident occurred in the early morning of last Tuesday (13th) in Itajaí, a coastal city in the northern state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil.
In-store surveillance footage showed the thieves breaking the store’s glass before entering. After a few seconds, they left one after another on their motorcycles. The entire operation was completed in less than three minutes.
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According to local media reports, the dealer manager said that in order to facilitate the movement of the vehicle within the venue, the motorcycle keys are usually left in the ignition lock. After the incident, he said he would review the practice.
The police arrived at the scene at about 2:40 a.m. to handle the case. Officials said seven suspects are currently in custody.
One of the 18-year-old suspects was found lying on the ground bleeding near the scene of the crime. He was later taken to the hospital where it was confirmed that his tibia and fibula were fractured.
Military police also arrested three suspects in the neighboring cities of Camboriú and Balneário Camboriú, including a 25-year-old man and two minors aged 17 and 16.
The Municipal Guard of Balneariu Camboriu also arrested two minors, aged 16 and 15, on suspicion of involvement in the crime. A fifth minor was detained, but the location has not been released.
All 12 stolen motorcycles have been recovered, but 7 people are still at large. Police continue to hunt for the remaining suspects.
police chief Ricardo Melo Towards g1 “At the beginning, they themselves admitted that they had no clear plan and it was not clear whether the motorcycles would eventually be resold or used by themselves.”
He added: “Some of them even decide now where they want to dump the motorcycles, not all in one place, but hiding them wherever they think they can.”
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