The two robbers who robbed employees of the Sicoob agency, a credit union, in Ilhot, in the Itajai Valley, on Tuesday morning (29), stopped for breakfast before committing the robbery.

Average with milk and a loss of BRL 65,000: find out what the thieves were doing before the bank robbery – Photo: Military Police/Disclosure/ND

According to information collected NDTV what was in place, they went into the bakery, which is located next to the department, like ordinary customers, and ordered a “medium with milk.”

The two men then paid the bill and waited outside the facility while the credit union security guard opened the branch and then announced the robbery. Surveillance cameras connected to the surveillance center recorded the actions of the criminals, and at that moment the Military Police were involved in the incident.

According to the owner of the establishment, an employee of the bakery was in the agency at the time of the robbery.

hostages

During the robbery, five employees were taken hostage, including a pregnant woman managing the cooperative. She was released first, having started negotiations with the police.

Security Forces Called – Video: Reproduction/ND

An agency guard was also taken hostage. He and other employees arrived at the scene around 7:30 am to work. In front of the entrance, the guard walked around the building, saw no cars nearby and opened the doors. It was then that the two robbers announced the robbery and entered the co-op.

In addition to the military police, the BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) was on site. Security teams arrived at the agency around 10:30 am in the Braço do Bau area. Around 11 am, the robbers surrendered to the police.

The perpetrators, the firearms used in the crime, as well as the deducted money of about 65,000 reais, were sent to the police center in Blumenau for police procedures.

Bank robbers arrested in Ilkhot – disclosure/military police

*provided to reporter Franciele Cardoso