Overview
- Police detained Germán Carlos G. at Rosario’s City Center casino on Wednesday after a theft at Venado Tuerto’s cathedral the night before.
- Church officials reported 3 million pesos missing from the Catedral Inmaculada Concepción, where the thief entered through an unsecured door on 25 de Mayo.
- Investigators traced the suspect using municipal and casino cameras and witness accounts, then zeroed in as he tried to reach the remís driver through controlled messages.
- Authorities say he rode a hired car more than two hours to Rosario and wagered part of the cash at the casino before the Policía de Investigaciones moved in.
- Prosecutors Luciana Del Grecco and Mayra Vuletic are preparing an imputative and precautionary hearing as they probe possible ties to similar robberies in northern Santa Fe.