Cresce o número de furtos e roubos de veículos em Curitiba. Um levantamento obtido com exclusividade pela rádio BandNews aponta um aumento de 17% nesse tipo de crime no primeiro trimestre deste ano, em comparação com o mesmo período de 2011. Em Curitiba, no mês passado, foram registrados 547 furtos e 268 roubos de veículos. Metade dos carros roubados é recuperada pela polícia. O delegado da Furtos e Roubos de Veículos, Anderson Franco, diz que na maioria dos casos os automóveis são encontrados depenados.

Ele explica que nos casos de furto – quando o carro é roubado sem que a vítima perceba – a polícia só é acionada horas depois, o que dificulta o trabalho.

O bairro Água Verde é o campeão em registro de furtos de veículos, com 57 casos registrados apenas no mês de março. O delegado revela ainda quais são as ruas preferidas pelos criminosos.

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segundo lugar no ranking de furtos está o Centro, com 56 ocorrências. O bairro Alto da Glória teve 33 casos e o bairro Portão 29.