Businessman João Ricardo Rangel Mendes, former HURB’s CEO, was arrested for stealing artwork from a luxury hotel and an architectural office located in the west of Rio de Janeiro. The arrest in the act was made by the Civil Police, on Friday night (25).
Images released by the police show the arrival of João Ricardo to one of the stolen places. In the security circuit video you can see the businessman get off a motorcycle. Watch video:
In another image, already inside one of the places, the former CEO of HURB appears in a backpack and removing a work of art from the wall and putting it on a couch. The theft happened in a common area of the establishment. Watch video:
Police reported that inside a businessman’s apartment were found three ceramic sculptures and one of the paintings that were stolen from the hotel. According to the investigators, the works were valued at approximately R $ 23,000. A subtracted painting has not yet been found. The material found was returned to the owners.
The police reported that before being arrested, João Ricardo tried to escape the police approach. The suspect, however, failed and was captured on the terrace of an apartment. He was charged in the act for the crime of theft.
The occurrence was registered at the 16th Barra da Tijuca Police Station, where investigations go to locate the last stolen art work.
This content was originally published in former CEO of HURB: see moment of theft of works of art in RJ on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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