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Carjackers caught on camera after anti-theft system foils escape in Argentina
🇦🇷 Argentina /Crime & Justice

Carjackers caught on camera after anti-theft system foils escape in Argentina

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A group of criminals stole a car in Isidro Casanova, Argentina, but were foiled by a built-in anti-theft system and captured by police.
  • The entire robbery was recorded by an interior camera in the victim's car, capturing the thieves' discovery of the immobilizer and their subsequent panic.
  • Police apprehended three suspects shortly after the incident while they attempted to flee in a second vehicle, though one accomplice escaped.

In Isidro Casanova, Argentina, a carjacking attempt took a turn for the worse when the perpetrators were thwarted by an anti-theft device and caught on camera. The incident unfolded Friday night during a severe storm as criminals targeted a Toyota Corolla. The victim was forced out of his vehicle after one of the assailants fired a shot into the air and struck the driver.

Watch out, I left the gun around here, watch out, it's loaded.

— ThiefOne of the robbers warns his accomplice about a loaded gun left in the stolen car.

Unbeknownst to the thieves, the car was equipped with an interior camera that recorded their every move. As they searched the vehicle, one of them remarked, "Watch out, I left the gun around here, watch out, it's loaded." Their escape plan quickly unraveled when the car's anti-theft system activated, immobilizing the vehicle and leaving them stranded.

Get out of the car, get lost!

— CriminalOne of the criminals shouts at the driver during the assault.

Panicked, the thieves contacted their accomplices for assistance, but their attempt to switch to a getaway car also failed. Police, alerted to the robbery, arrived on the scene as the suspects tried to regroup. Three individuals were arrested, but one suspect managed to escape on foot.

It doesn't have the key, this. Should I send you my location or what do we do? Are we going to get something else?

— ThiefA thief calls his accomplices after the stolen car is immobilized, discussing their next move.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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