'He wasn't afraid', says businessman about woman who broke into car and stole cards in SP Businessman Rafael Carvalho, 38, who had his car broken into and his cards stolen by a woman in the early afternoon of Saturday (11), in Ribeirão Preto (SP), said he became aware of the crime when he received notifications on his cell phone of purchases approved through contactless payment. The suspect, who has not yet been identified, spent around R$1,600 in stores on Avenida Treze de Maio. She visited a pharmacy, a gas station convenience store and a nail salon. All establishments had security cameras. As Carvalho received notifications of the places where the cards were being used, he retraced his route and talked to the store owners. He also blocked the cards. ?Click here to follow the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp The businessman discovered that, at the pharmacy, the woman stayed for about half an hour and chose items for daily use, such as beauty products, denture glue and dye for blonde hair. According to him, the employees there noticed her behavior. "She showed a certain amount of nervousness, but nothing too absurd. She kept saying that she didn't have the passwords for her cards because she had lost her cell phone and made purchases. She wasn't afraid at any time," he says. Notifications on the bank's app show the history of contactless purchases made by the suspect after the theft in Ribeirão Preto, SP EPTV Reproduction After the pharmacy, the suspect went to a manicure salon, where she stayed for around an hour and a half. "I still have notifications of the attempts she kept making on this person at the nail salon, even after I blocked her." The woman was wearing sports clothes, a visor, sunglasses and a fanny pack and did not arouse suspicion wherever she went, because she appeared to be practicing physical activity. Woman who broke into a car to steal seven cards in Ribeirão Preto, SP, was caught trying to make purchases at a pharmacy Reproduction/Security camera Security cameras caught the action Security cameras recorded the moment when the woman, who was wearing sports clothes, a visor, fanny pack and sunglasses, entered the businessman's vehicle, who was working. Earlier, she tried to get into a truck, but it was locked. "She tested the truck [parked next door], she couldn't open it, she tested my car and managed to get in. She entered calmly and there she spent two minutes looking at my goods. From there, very calmly, she walked away with the goods in her hand, put them in her fanny pack a little in front and started shopping." The woman spent two minutes in Carvalho's car and came out with R$1,000 in cash, two sets of keys and seven credit cards. He filed a police report after realizing the crime. Until the last update of this report, the suspect had not been identified or arrested and, therefore, g1 was unable to locate her defense. Woman who broke into a car to steal seven cards in Ribeirão Preto, SP, tried to get into another vehicle before Reproduction/Security camera Carvalho's vehicle was parked in front of his furniture store. The cameras show the woman opening the car door without forcing the handle, but he claims that the mirrors were retracted, an automatic sign that the alarm was activated and the vehicle was locked. "The rear view mirror is retracted. I mean, I locked it. But I don't know, for some reason it wasn't locked or it opened with an object when it approached. I can't be sure if it was open or closed, because the rear view mirror was indicating that it was closed." Businessman Rafael Carvalho had his car broken into and cards stolen on Avenida Treze de Maio, in Ribeirão Preto, SP EPTV Reproduction See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão Preto and Franca VIDEOS: Everything about Ribeirão Preto, Franca and the region
'He wasn't afraid at any time', says businessman about woman who broke into car, stole cards and made purchases in SP
'He wasn't afraid', says businessman about woman who broke into car and stole cards in SP Businessman Rafael Carvalho, 38, who had his car broken into and his cards stolen by a woman in the early afternoon of Saturday...
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