Place where architect was taken hostage
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The Civil Police are investigating the kidnapping of an architect who left home to get a quote and ended up taken hostage by an armed gang in the North Zone of São Paulo.
The victim was taken and held hostage until the arrival of the Military Police, in Vila Iorio, in Freguesia do Ó. The victim was only released thanks to an anonymous tip, which reported that there was a man in prison there.
According to the PM, in addition to the criminal who was in the house, his wife and a minor were arrested. The minor was the one who held the architect hostage, with a replica pistol.
The architect told the police that he was called to the site to provide a quote. And upon arriving, he was approached by an armed gang. He was taken into captivity in his own car.
The architect’s cell phone and other belongings were stolen. The car, where another part of the gang was, trying to get money from the victim, was abandoned during a chase with police. The vehicle was returned to the architect. Now, the police are looking for three criminals from the gang, who fled into the community.
