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Man with 17 prior convictions subdued by victims and arrested

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Police arrested Óscar Teodoro Ferreira Gavilán after passengers subdued him during an alleged attempted bus robbery in Asunción.
  • Authorities said he had 17 criminal records dating back to 1992, most involving theft.

Passengers on a bus in Asunción subdued a man who allegedly tried to rob them, turning an attempted hold-up into an arrest.

Police identified the suspect as 55-year-old Óscar Teodoro Ferreira Gavilán. He boarded a bus traveling along Eusebio Ayala Avenue during the night of Sunday, Aug. 30, with the alleged intention of committing a robbery, but the passengers stopped him.

Police Commissioner Lorenzo Vera, head of the Seventh Police Station, said officers received a report of “incidents” on the vehicle. A patrol intervened and detained Ferreira Gavilán, according to comments he gave to NPY.

After the arrest, investigators found that the suspect, who comes from Valle Pucú in Areguá, had 17 criminal records dating from 1992. Most involved theft. The latest case could add another record, as he was placed at the disposal of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

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— Lorenzo VeraThe police commissioner described the alert officers received about trouble on the bus.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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