The Macana Brothers: A Family’s Brave Encounter with a Serial Thief in La Plata

2024-03-25 01:52:00
A family discovered one of “The Macana brothers” stealing from a house in La Plata and captured him

“And why are you stealing?” a man asked one of “The Macana Brothers” following discovering him red-handed while trying to rob his house this Sunday morning, located in the El Mondongo neighborhood, in the town of La Silver. The thief, who is 15 years old and who has already committed crimes 37 times, was captured by the family, beaten.

“Good night all. Look, five in the morning: a criminal inside the house, but look how it turned out, thank God,” begins the video that illustrates this note and shows the exact moment in which the suspect lies on the floor following receiving the blows in the framework of domestic arrest.

According to the story of one of the inhabitants of the house, one of the children woke up in the early morning and found the boy inside the house trying to rob him.

The criminal jumped a wall, entered the exterior hallway of the house and opened a sliding door to enter, according to official sources. Likewise, when the police personnel arrived at the scene and detained him, they noticed that the thief was carrying valuable items with him, the product of the attempted robbery, which was cut short when it was discovered.

The minor has already been arrested 37 times

While the owner of the house portrays the situation, the criminal, identified as one of “The Macana brothers”, who are 15 and 16 years old and who are known for frequently stealing in the La Plata area, is seen in pain and unable to get up. . “And why do you steal?” the man asks. “I don’t know,” answers the thief through tears. Immediately, the oldest answers: “And because you are agile.” And the video concludes.

The UFI del Joven No. 3 from La Plata intervened in the case. According to the information provided by the sources consulted, following giving notice of the episode, the minor was ordered to be released in accordance with “article 161 of the Criminal Procedure Code” and subsequently, he was taken to the Childhood and Adolescence service.

The minor jumped the stop to enter the home

There are numerous arrests in this suspect’s record. The minor has already committed crimes 37 times in total: his first offense was recorded in June 2021. Since that date, he has committed four more consecutive crimes, committing one per month.

Likewise, in 2022, he was arrested seven times, most of them for attempted robbery. Later, in 2023, he was arrested 19 times. Finally, so far this year, he has committed seven crimes.

According to the registry that Infobae was able to access, the minor has been arrested countless times for attempted robbery, theft, aggravated robbery, home invasion, resistance to authority, and damage.

What’s more, in October 2023, he was arrested for assaulting a taxi driver in the Buenos Aires town and following being released, he tried to rob a business.

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