Both children, 12 and 15 years old, respectively, were arrested and the merchandise was recovered.
The incident occurred minutes before midnight, when the owner of a commercial stall alerted the authorities about the theft of several items from his inventory.
Minors caught by the police in Jesús María
The episode was recorded at around 11:50 p.m. on Monday in the vicinity of Abel Figueroa Street, in the downtown area of the city in the north of Córdoba.
La policía recuperó la mercadería robada.
There, a stallholder reported that two youths had stolen a series of rings from him and provided a detailed description of the suspects' clothing and physical characteristics.
With the information provided by the victim, the police personnel began a search of the area, managing to intercept the alleged perpetrators just a few meters from the scene of the incident.
When they were checked, it was verified that they were two children.
During the procedure, the uniformed officers managed to recover four rings that had been stolen moments earlier.
The items were seized and the minors were taken to the police station, where they were placed at the disposal of the corresponding judicial authority for their subsequent handover to their parents.