Fugitive for murder of military police officer is arrested in Cabo Frio

Fugitive for the murder of a military police officer is arrested in Cabo Frio A fugitive from justice, identified by the police as Wellington da Silva Santos, aged 32, was arrested this Thursday morning (13) in the Monte Alegre neighborhood, in Cabo Frio, in the Lakes Region of Rio. There was an arrest warrant against him for the murder of a military police officer. According to the Military Police, the suspect was located after information from the intelligence sector indicated that he was hiding in the location known as Boca do Mato. The action took place between 10 am and 11 am. According to the incident report, Wellington is being investigated for involvement in the death of a military police officer that occurred in March 2015, in the Estradinha region, in Cabo Frio. The suspect also has two criminal records for homicide and, according to police, has links to drug trafficking in the region. ? Follow the g1 Região dos Lagos channel on WhatsApp. Wellington da Silva Santos, aged 32, was located in the Monte Alegre neighborhood Military Police At the time of the crime, the body of the military police officer, aged 34, was found charred inside his own car on Estrada da Integração. The homicide occurred during the night, and the victim's identification was confirmed the following morning. Witnesses reported, at the time, that the police officer had been taken from a church during a service before being killed. The information, however, was not confirmed by the Civil and Military police. The Civil Police reported that they opened an investigation, carried out an investigation and interviewed witnesses to clarify the circumstances of the crime. The police officer's death also had repercussions on public transport in the region. During an operation carried out in the Boca do Mato community after the homicide, bus lines circulating through the area were temporarily interrupted for security reasons. After being arrested this Thursday, Wellington da Silva Santos was taken to the 126th Police Station (126th DP), in Cabo Frio, where the arrest warrant was served and the appropriate measures were adopted. g1 tried to contact the defense, but until the last update of this report, there was no response. MORE