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Criminal arrests and investigations in Venezuela

Overview

Law enforcement operations in Venezuela have resulted in various arrests related to theft and violent crime.

In Charallave, Miranda state, police arrested three individuals following the theft of personal care products and intimate massagers from a Farmatodo pharmacy. One suspect, identified by the initials E. J. B. M., was found to have an active arrest warrant for aggravated theft.

In Caracas, the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas (Cicpc) detained a suspect in Chacao for multiple cell phone thefts. Additionally, in the Libertador municipality, authorities arrested Pedro Arturo Haro Méndez for his alleged involvement in the homicide and robbery of 62-year-old Johnny Alberto Matos Meléndez. Investigators reported that the victim was lured to a property under the pretense of a housing rental, where he was beaten to death before suspects fled with his belongings.

Entities

Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas · César Junior Romero Valdez · Plus One · Policía Municipal de Cristóbal Rojas · Douglas Rico

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 4 sources
    Caracas authorities arrest suspects in theft and homicide cases

    Venezuelan investigators have arrested suspects involved in a cell phone theft ring in Chacao and a fatal robbery-homicide in Caracas involving a fraudulent housing rental scheme.

  2. [CRIME] 10 sources
    Charallave police arrest three for stealing pharmacy products

    Three people were arrested in Charallave, Venezuela, after stealing intimate massagers and cosmetics from a Farmatodo pharmacy. One suspect was already wanted for aggravated theft.

Sources

alertas24.com · caaguazunoticiasdigital.com.py · caraotadigital.net · chacoprensa.com · diariopampero.com · elclarinweb.com · extra.ec · labandadiario.com.ar · lapatilla.com · policianacional.gob.hn · primeraedicioncol.com · rdnvenezuela.com · spnoticias.com.ar