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Violent crime and robberies in Argentina and Chile

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Criminal activity in Argentina and Chile continues to involve violent incidents, high-value thefts, and public disturbances. In Argentina, recent reports highlight a range of offenses, including an armed robbery at a school where a father was targeted while with his six-year-old daughter, and a daylight robbery at the La Pérgola pizzeria in San Justo. In Olavarría, an attempted robbery occurred at a Fava commercial branch when a suspect threw bricks at the storefront. Public disturbances have also been noted; in San Martín de los Andes, police used non-lethal riot control ammunition to disperse a violent crowd following a birthday celebration, resulting in injuries to three officers and damage to a police vehicle. ~~Other instances of street violence and confrontations were reported in Berisso and Quilmes Oeste, including~~ Newer reports from Argentina include the detention of ~~two intoxicated youths in Berisso for public disorder. Recent reports from Río Gallegos indicate~~ a 34-year-old man ~~was detained near Plaza San Martín after a street fight escalated when he used a knife to attack~~ in Merlo, Carlos Jonathan Ríos, for the alleged kidnapping and indecent exposure of an ~~opponent. In Berisso, authorities also arrested two young men following~~ 8-year-old girl. Additional commercial robberies were noted in Ushuaia, alongside a ~~violent confrontation fueled by~~ driving offense in Buenos Aires involving a driver who exceeded the legal blood alcohol ~~consumption.~~ limit. In Chile, a pharmacy in Quillota reported a theft of approximately 10 million pesos in cash and medication after an intruder entered through the second floor. In Coquimbo, detectives arrested two men for possessing stolen industrial machinery valued at 3.5 million pesos. These developments follow a pattern of significant criminal activity in the region, including previous armed assaults on families in Santa Fe and General Lagos, large-scale thefts in Catamarca and Tucumán, and jewelry store robberies in Chile.

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