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They dismantled a gang that robbed houses using GPS data from a cell phone

Five people, four of them Chilean nationals, were arrested after the robbery of a home in which the owners were not there. The location of the criminals could be determined by the geolocation system of the turned-on phone of one of the victims.

  • 25/09/2023 • 08:51

The arrests were carried out within the framework of the investigation into the robbery of a home committed this Tuesday, located at 304 to 1000 Street in the aforementioned town in the south of the Buenos Aires suburbs. According to sources informed Télam, at least five criminals entered the house where its owners were not present and stole cash, appliances and the victims' belongings. After analyzing public and private security cameras, it was established that the assailants were traveling in a gray Chevrolet Onix vehicle and a white Hyundai Tucson truck. The information provided by the location of the cell phone of one of the victims indicated that the suspects were in the town of Wilde, also in the southern area of Greater Buenos Aires. All of the detainees, between 18 and 28 years old, were charged with the crime of “aggravated robbery for being committed in a town and in a gang.” A 15-year-old teenager was also in the house, against whom a file was initiated for “robbery” and was placed at the disposal of a family member by order of the Prosecutor's Office of Juvenile Responsibility Jurisdiction 1 of Berazategui.