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Man accused of posing as police officer to rob people arrested in São Paulo
A 38-year-old man was arrested in the Bom Retiro area of central São Paulo on Thursday, October 8.
Police suspect he posed as an officer to rob people.
He was wearing a uniform that did not belong to the military police and carrying a replica gun.
Police said they stopped him after noticing a suspicious car whose license plate belonged to a different vehicle.
A robbery victim identified him as the person who stole their cellphone and wallet.
Police said the man admitted to the crime and said he had switched the plates to avoid being identified.
The car was seized, and the man remains in police custody while the case proceeds through the justice system.
A 38-year-old man suspected of posing as a police officer to commit robberies was arrested in central São Paulo.
Military Police officers stopped him on Thursday, October 8, in the Bom Retiro area.
He was wearing a uniform that was not a Military Police uniform and carrying a replica firearm.
A robbery victim identified him as the person who stole their cellphone and wallet.
Police also seized the vehicle, whose license plate had been changed to match another vehicle.
- Who
- A 38-year-old man suspected of posing as a police officer.
- What
- He was arrested on suspicion of committing robberies.
- When
- Thursday, October 8; UOL says he was arrested the previous night.
- Where
- Bom Retiro, in central São Paulo.
- Why
- He is suspected of posing as a police officer to rob people.
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Military Police officers on patrol stopped a vehicle suspected of being used in robberies.
A robbery victim identified the suspect, and officers arrested him.
- Suspect's age
- 38
- Area
- Bom Retiro, central São Paulo
- Arrest date
- Thursday, October 8
- Items carried
- A uniform that was not a Military Police uniform and a replica firearm
- Stolen property identified by victim
- Cellphone and wallet
- Case registration
- 2nd Police District, including robbery and vehicle plate alteration
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