VIDEO: security camera captures robbery at electronics store in Limeira; thief pretended to be a customer

Suspect of robbing store is arrested with electronics in Limeira Images from the security circuit of an electronics store in Limeira (SP) recorded the action of a thief during a robbery in Jardim do Lago late this Tuesday afternoon (21). The armed man posed as a customer to gain entry to the establishment, capture employees and escape with around R$30,000 worth of merchandise, according to the Guard. The suspect was arrested and the products were recovered. The case happened in a video game and cell phone store on Avenida Doutor Lauro Corrêa da Silva. ?Follow g1 Piracicaba on Instagram From the images from the monitoring cameras, it is possible to see the moment when an employee opened the door for the suspect, believing he was a customer. Shortly after entering the store, the man announced the robbery, returned to close the door and took over a second employee. The suspect kept the victims under threat throughout the action. Limeira Guard recovers stolen merchandise from an electronics store valued at R$30,000 Limeira Civil Guard/Reproduction During the robbery, the criminal collected several high-value items that were for sale, in addition to the victims' personal belongings. The total loss of the stolen goods was estimated at R$30,000. Among the materials taken were: Cell phones: various devices from the store and the victims' personal phones Video games: consoles from stock Computers: notebook from the establishment itself Tracking and arrest After the criminal escaped, the owner of the establishment called the Limeira Guard. The teams began searching and managed to identify the vehicle used to support the escape. According to the Guard, the suspect's location was possible thanks to the tracking signal from one of the stolen cell phones. The man was approached and recognized by one of the victims. Some of the electronics were in a backpack in the suspect's apartment. To the guards, he confessed to the crime and informed that the weapon used belonged to an accomplice, who was being investigated by the Civil Police. The tracking indicated that the objects could be in a bar in Jardim Novo Horizonte. Teams went to the location, but initially nothing was located. During the investigations, GCMs Luiz Felipe and Barbosa became suspicious of a barbershop located next to the establishment. Limeira Guard recovers stolen goods from an electronics store valued at R$30,000 Limeira Guard/Reproduction When investigating the location, the agents found a backpack similar to the one used in the robbery, containing part of the products taken. "The owner of the barbershop reported that, moments before the arrival of the vehicle, a customer who was there to dye his hair and shave his beard had run away, leaving his backpack behind. According to him, the suspect had fled in a VW Taos vehicle, accompanied by a man and a teenager", detailed the Guard. The suspect and two other men who were in the car with him were taken to the Limeira Police Station, where the case was registered. The recovered products were returned to the owner.