RIO DE JANEIRO – Four Colombians were arrested early Monday at a concert hall in the city of Rio de Janeiro on charges of stealing cell phones from people attending a show there, Brazilian police said.The four foreigners, who recently entered Brazil as tourists, were found in possession of seven cell phones which were later picked up at the police station by their owners, who admitted they had not noticed when they had lost them.
The suspects, Diana Garzon, Paola Ceron, Jonathan Rodriguez and Edgar Garzon, were formally charged with theft and taken to the Bangu prison, where a judge will decide whether to bring them to trial in Brazil or deport them.
The Colombians were arrested at Circo Voador, a well-known cultural venue in downtown Rio, after several people attending the show there approached security personnel to report the loss of their cell phones.
The four were identified after a would-be victim reacted to an attempt to steal his cell phone and became involved in a fistfight with the alleged thieves that had to be broken up by security guards and by the police.
The thieves evidently were experienced at this type of theft operation, given that the other victims did not notice when the cell phones were removed from their pockets and did not suspect anything, police spokesmen said
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