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Police Find Homeless Man with Nine Prior Convictions in Asunción
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Police Find Homeless Man with Nine Prior Convictions in Asunción

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Paraguayan police encountered a homeless man in Asunción who was found to have nine previous criminal records.
  • Despite his history, the man had no active arrest warrants and was not in immediate danger due to the cold weather.
  • He was transferred to a temporary shelter provided by the National Emergency Secretariat.

Police in Asunción, Paraguay, responded to a report of a homeless individual in the city center on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Upon approaching the man, officers discovered he had a significant criminal history, though no active warrants were issued for his arrest.

The individual, identified as Ismael Martínez, 38, was found shivering on a sidewalk due to the low temperatures. A check by officers from Comisaría 3ra. revealed that Martínez has nine prior criminal records dating back to 2005. His offenses include charges of intentional homicide, robbery, aggravated theft, and resisting arrest.

Martínez's criminal record includes intentional homicide in 2005 and 2010, robbery in 2007 and 2021, aggravated theft in 2012, 2023, and 2024, resisting arrest in 2013, and a theft charge in 2026.

Despite his extensive background, Martínez was not subject to any outstanding arrest orders. Authorities decided to transport him to a temporary shelter managed by the National Emergency Secretariat (SEN), located along the Costanera. The police documented the procedure as part of their response.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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