Case was forwarded to Suzano central police station Larissa Rodrigues/g1 The Military Police arrested, this Monday (8), a man suspected of stealing a van transporting patients from Itaquaquecetuba City Hall and taking the driver hostage. The arrest took place on Estrada dos Fernandes, in Suzano. According to the Military Police, the robbery occurred near the Santa Marcelina Hospital, in Itaquera, in the East Zone of São Paulo. The driver was waiting for a patient to return to Itaquaquecetuba when he was approached by the suspect. ✅ Click to follow the g1 Mogi das Cruzes e Suzano channel on WhatsApp Still according to the corporation, police officers suspected the driver when they saw the van on the Fernandes road. During the attempted approach, he tried to flee, but was detained. After the approach, the police discovered that the van had been stolen. According to the PM, the suspect admitted participation in the crime. The driver was released into a wooded area shortly before the suspect's arrest and was not in the van at the time of the approach. The case was forwarded to the Central Police District of Suzano, where the incident is being registered. g1 requested information from Itaquaquecetuba City Hall and the Public Security Secretariat (SSP) and is awaiting feedback. *This report is being updated. Read more Bus fails to brake and hits the back of another bus on Via Dutra Truck with solar panels overturns and partially blocks Mogi-Bertioga See also Military Police arrest suspect after motorcycle theft in Itaquaquecetuba See everything about Alto Tietê