Rio police accused of stealing ATMs
December 26, 2006
Reuters:Brazilian police arrested five of their fellow officers Dec. 22 for allegedly stealing ATMs across Rio de Janeiro. Three police captains, a sergeant and a private have been accused of being part of a criminal gang that organized the heists over the past few years. During its most notorious robbery, the gang reportedly stole five ATMs from the headquarters of Rio's municipal garbage-collection service in 2004.