A survey carried out by Record TV revealed that Avenida Paulista is the address with the most robberies and thefts in the city of São Paulo. During the second quarter of the year, there were 2,090 occurrences of these two crimes, an average of 23 per day, almost one per hour. Behind Avenida Paulista in the ranking, we have Rua Augusta with 736 occurrences and Avenida Mário de Andrade with 698 occurrences. In all three, cell phones are the preferred targets of criminals. But gold chains, handbags and bicycles also attract them.
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11/08/2023 – Civil Police arrested two men who pretended to be employees of the company responsible for maintaining the electrical networks to steal the wiring from poles on Marginal Pinheiros. They were part of a scheme that cloned vehicles, equipment, uniforms, and signs like those of the company. The arrest was made on Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, in Jardim Paulista, South Zone.
11/08/2023 – A 34-year-old lawyer had his drink spiked by a group in a bar in Lapa, West Zone, and had his backpack with a notebook, headphones, cell phone and wallet with bank cards taken, in addition to R$ 15,000 withdrawn from his account. The victim said he left work and went to the bar unaccompanied for a beer. As it was an open bar and it started to rain, three men offered him a place at their table. He says he blacked out and woke up in the same place, but without his belongings.
13/08/2023 – Five criminals stole a car in the Jabaquara region, South Zone. Security circuit footage recorded the moment the driver was overtaken by the car where the criminals were. Three criminals announce the robbery and force the driver to get out of the car.
14/08/2023 – A Civil Police operation arrested three criminals who were part of a gang specialized in mansion robbery. In just one action, in February of this year, the thieves took R$ 300,000 in products. Two other people have been identified and are still wanted. In three properties in the north zone, police collected jewelry, designer handbags, watches, luxury accessories and clothes from famous brands.
14/08/2023 – One criminal was shot, and another fled after the Military Police caught a mass robbery in Campo Limpo, South Zone. Security cameras caught the crime. With the injured, 12 cell phones and a gun were seized. The duo, on a motorcycle, with a theft complaint, had been carrying out robberies for a few days in the region. At around 22:40, a team spotted a group of people who were victims of criminals on Rua Professor Oscar Campiglia. Officers quickly disembarked from the vehicle and a shooting began.
14/08/2023 – Six Cruzeiro supporters were arrested after a firearm was found along with weapons in five buses, in Barra Funda, West Zone. A baseball bat, fireworks, flares, brass knuckles, stones, a ninja cap and two communicator radios were also seized. They were on their way to the match between Palmeiras and Cruzeiro.
15/08/2023 – A woman had her car robbed in front of her house in the South Zone of São Paulo. She was standing in a white car alone in front of her house when two criminals approached. The criminals and the victim started to argue. She took a while to get out of the vehicle, and when she did, she threw her purse over the front gate so that the criminals would not steal it.
15/08/2023 – A joint operation by São Paulo’s security forces ended in confusion and chaos in the Cracolândia region, in downtown São Paulo. According to the Secretariat of Public Security (SSP-SP), the action was carried out by the Civil and Military Police, in addition to the Metropolitan Civil Guard. The purpose of the operation was to increase the safety of residents and traders. Three people were arrested for drug trafficking.
16/08/2023 – A woman was the victim of a scam known as sentimental scam and suffered a loss of R$ 120,000. She had a relationship with a man who presented himself as a soldier in the United States army. The victim and the scammer communicated in English, and he used alleged army security concerns as an excuse for not making video calls. The victim, emotionally fragile after a recent separation, was promised by the scammer that he would receive dollars, but that he would need to send amounts in reais to pay the fees.
16/08/2023 – A 54-year-old store security guard was killed during a robbery in the Cracolândia region, in downtown São Paulo. According to witnesses, he was attacked with a knife when he refused to hand over his backpack to the criminal. The assailant would be a drug user who lives on the streets of the region.
18/08/2023 – A 29-year-old man was kidnapped in the North Zone after arriving at the place where he was supposed to meet a woman, he met on a dating app. Security camera footage shows the moment the victim is surprised by three criminals and threatened with a gun. He was taken into captivity and the bandits left with his car to commit other crimes. The police received an anonymous tip and found the criminals. A chase ensued, with a shooting.
