A thief
stole 40 meters of cables
from the public lighting system and left the
Santa Fe Suspension Bridge
in darkness and disabled . The suspect
was arrested
.
The event
also delayed other works
that were being carried out in the Cilsa loop and in Facundo Zuviría, which was going to be completed this week to start work in Gorriti, the Secretary of Public Management and Environment, Guillermo Ferrero, confirmed to the
Aire site.
of Santa Fe
.
In addition, the same provincial official said that the Municipality's work to provide security in the sector began on Sunday morning.
Despite the prevention tasks and confirmation by the Municipal Emergency Brigade Operational Center (Cobem) about the power outage, local authorities recommended avoiding the area to avoid risks of electrocution.
The event that momentarily disabled the emblematic work took place in the middle of the long weekend for Easter and Veteran's Day and the Day of the Fallen in the Malvinas War. The videos that recorded the scene show a
man dragging the long extensions of copper
across the northern margin of the Oroño viaduct, in view of several witnesses who did not see any reaction.
However, says
Uno
, it was operators who did notify the authorities, which caused an operation by the Cyclists and Beach Brigade, belonging to the Corps group, who had the support of the officers of the 25th Police Station. ° from the El Pozo neighborhood.
Once there, and guided by the description received,
they detained him while he tried to escape
.
Immediately afterwards, during an inspection of the area, the agents found the cables stolen from the electrical system, hidden under the structure. These were seized as evidence of the crime.
But the cables were not the only elements of the loot, since the lack of numerous protective covers of these connections, which provide light to several columns of the walkway, was also detected.
The police intervention culminated with the order of the Flagrancia prosecutor in charge of the Public Prosecutor's Office, Dr. Nigro, who ordered that the thief remain under arrest, be duly identified and face charges for the crime.