Overview
- The red Fiat Strada was reported stolen near 15 and 161 in Berisso after the owner briefly left it in the street with the engine running and the key inside, according to local reports.
- Police mounted a containment operation, found the vehicle at 7 and 129, and intercepted the suspect at 60 and 129.
- Security cameras and witnesses captured the sequence of the vehicle being abandoned and the suspect attempting to escape in a wheelchair while posing as having a motor disability.
- Authorities said the man has no physical limitation and that he has prior records for another truck theft.
- The vehicle was recovered and returned to its owner, and the suspect was placed at the disposal of UFI No. 6 on a charge of aggravated theft of a vehicle left in public.