Two men were arrested this Monday after committing an act Bank withdrawal in the city of La Plata after stealing a backpack containing a large sum of cash from a vehicle. The incident occurred in the area of Diagonal 73rd and 24th Streetsand culminated in a chase that ended Centennial Road and 509.
According to police, the incident began with security forces SASU motorizedas part of a comprehensive security prevention measure, became aware of the system 911 about a robbery in one Rubber band is located near Diagonal 73 and 24. There, four men They stole a gray backpack containing cash from a car that had stopped because of a flat tire.
Immediately and with the description of the vehicle used by the perpetrators, a lockdown operation was launched in collaboration with SASU and Motorizada FBA 5 employees. The vehicle, a Citroën Berlingo truck, was spotted in the area of 19 and 527, after which its occupants fled at high speed when they noticed the police presence.
During the chase, when they reached 17th and 518th streets, two of the occupants jumped from the moving vehicle, entered a field and escaped. The pursuit continued for several blocks until the vehicle was finally intercepted at Camino Centenario and 509, where the two remaining occupants were arrested.
Various items related to the incident were seized in the process, including the truck used to commit the crime, a gray backpack containing millions of dollars in cash, a pair of black gloves, a pair of red binoculars, several items of clothing allegedly used in the robbery and a cell phone.
According to investigators’ reconstruction, the victim had previously withdrawn money from a private bank in the area of 44th and 23rd Streets. As he was leaving the scene, he noticed that one of the wheels on his vehicle was flat, so he went to the rubber store where the robbery eventually occurred. Fortunately, the injured person suffered no injuries.
After the incident, a search was carried out in the area to find the two suspects who managed to escape, but the operation yielded negative results. In collaboration with the patrol command, the arrested and the kidnapped elements were transferred to the police headquarters to complete the necessary operations.
The case was classified as an attempted “aggravated robbery under the bank withdrawal modality” and the UFI No. 2 and the Surety Court of the Judicial Department of La Plata intervened.