The Horde stormed a bank and gave away some of the loot when they fled – News

The gang, which carried explosives and war rifles, fought for over an hour with the police, took hostages and in the theft, he “gave” 810 thousand reais to the population, leaving stolen bills amounting to $ 150,000 on the street.

An unprecedented day of extreme violence was experienced in the city, with two injured policemen in the attack, perpetrated by dozens of criminals who besieged the center of Criciúma and closed its streets with hostages on the footpath.

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During their escape, the criminals threw some of the stolen loot at a branch of the state-owned Banco do Brasil (BB) and threw notes in the streets which police said were equivalent to $ 150,000.

No one has been arrested for the reported theft or death.

Four of the dozen people who took to the streets at 1:30 a.m. to look for the money that had “fallen from the sky” were arrested for theft, he told Globo TV Commissioner Ulisses Gabriel.

Criciúma, located south of Florianopolis It is famous for its ceramic and tile factories, for having a football club of the same name which was ranked first in 2018 and which sings court songs in Spanish, imitating Argentine fans.

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Last year he was of national significance for welcoming shock to the Davis Cup between Brazil and Barbados, for the US zone for the world team tennis tournament.

“This has never happened in all of Santa Catarina. They used .50 caliber rifles capable of shooting down helicopters and dozens of kilos of explosives. We believe that it is people from outside the State who came to commit this coup, ”declared the Commissioner.

In videos uploaded by neighbors to social media, some scenes from the shooting are seen, and even hostages sitting in the walkways serving as human shields for the gang’s escape, which was using ten cars.

The cars were all stolen and were found on a side road, hidden in a cornfield.

So far, Banco do Brasil has not ruled on the assault on one of its vaults inside its main branch in Criciúma.