Man arrested in Palermo with forged firefighter permit near Pope Leo XIV event
A 27-year-old man was arrested on a motorcycle in Palermo with false documents whilst impersonating a volunteer firefighter near the papal event site.
Arrested with false credentials at the stage prepared for the pope in Palermo
A 27-year-old man was detained on Sunday by the Buenos Aires City Police in the vicinity of the stage set up in the Palermo neighbourhood for the visit of Pope Leo XIV, according to lanueva.com. The suspect was riding a motorcycle and, when intercepted for identification purposes, presented forged documents and identified himself as a volunteer firefighter from Vuelta de Rocha.
The detention took place at the intersection of John Kennedy Street and Avenida Del Libertador, metres away from the United States Embassy and the central stage reserved for the Supreme Pontiff. Police sources indicated that the man was carrying "a handy radio and a fake patrol car siren", as well as four communication devices and various credentials.
The motorcycle he was driving bore a licence plate that appeared to correspond to an official vehicle. The man also displayed a false authorisation to circulate in the restricted access zone and claimed to be a tourist at the time of the check.
Federal Court number 1, headed by judge María Servini, intervened and ordered the detention of the defendant in incommunicado status. The charges are falsification of a public document and public intimidation. The motorcycle was seized as part of the investigation.
Source: Google News AR — Buenos Aires