AI spots car thieves pushing stolen vehicle in Argentina

Artificial intelligence has aided law enforcement in Argentina's San Miguel municipality, leading to the swift arrest of two car thieves. The suspects were detected by AI after stealing a black vehicle in José C. Paz and were apprehended in San Miguel while attempting to push the disabled car.

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Send me backup. Apparently, they were about to steal the black vehicle.

The incident unfolded when the thieves, after stealing the car, found themselves unable to start it and resorted to pushing it. This unusual activity was flagged as suspicious by the AI system integrated into the municipal security cameras at the intersection of Bramante and Marconi in the Santa María neighborhood. The AI alerted the Municipal Operations Center (COM).

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The car was left abandoned.

COM operators monitored the suspects' movements and dispatched a police unit. Officers intercepted one of the thieves near Defensa and Arricau streets. A second suspect was found hiding in a nearby tree. The arrested individuals are 20 and 25 years old; the younger suspect had an active warrant for his arrest.

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I have a male running.

Héctor Calvente, San Miguel's Secretary of Security, explained that the AI does not identify stolen vehicles directly but rather detects anomalous behavior. He stated, "AI generates alerts about suspicious situations. People pushing a car is a suspicious situation." While acknowledging that it could be a legitimate breakdown, the AI's function is to identify non-habitual activities, thereby activating the security system for further investigation.

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Is this him? Yes, grab him, grab him!