15-year-old teenager detained after armed jewellery robbery in Montevideo with .22 calibre revolver
A 15-year-old minor robbed a jewellery shop on Aparicio Saravia boulevard and was captured by police with the jewels and a firearm. Interior Ministry cameras and a drone facilitated his location.
Teenager captured with stolen jewels and weapon after jewellery store robbery in Montevideo
A 15-year-old adolescent was detained by Montevideo police after robbing a jewellery shop at gunpoint, according to elobservador.com.uy. The operation was recorded on video and showed how officers managed to intercept the suspect through real-time tracking of Interior Ministry security cameras.
The incident occurred in the afternoon on Tuesday, when the minor entered a jewellery store located at the corner of Aparicio Saravia boulevard and Coronel Raíz. Armed with a firearm, he threatened the people present, broke a display window and took several pieces of jewellery.
Following a call to the emergency services 911, personnel from the Unified Command Centre began to track the suspect's movements through security cameras. The teenager's description and his route were transmitted in real time to officers deployed in the area.
With that information, police from the Zone III Investigation Area, with support from the Republican Guard, located and detained the adolescent on Tosti and Lafayette streets. The operation also had the assistance of a drone.
During the detention, officers recovered the stolen jewels, seized a .22 calibre revolver and confiscated the clothing that the minor was wearing during the robbery.
A jewellery store employee subsequently declared to police that she had struggled with the perpetrator of the theft and was injured as a result of the incident.
The Adolescent Prosecutor's Office of the Third Shift was notified of what had occurred and took the corresponding actions. The investigation continues to clarify all the circumstances of the incident.
Source: Google News UY — Montevideo