Posted on 08/18/2016 1:31:59 PM PDT by drewh
Unnamed taxi driver has been located by officers from Civil Police and quizzed at Rio police station
Officers now say the guard did NOT pull his gun on the athletes Detectives have demanded the other three swimmers hand over their Uber records Lochte already abandoned the most dramatic details of his account of the robbery - that their taxi driver was stopped and a cocked gun pressed to the swimmer's head Another police theory is that the swimmers went to Copacabana beach, which is notorious for its raucous nightlife
DailyMail.com has found that, far from being robbed, Lochte and his friends had in fact destroyed a gas station toilet and at first refused to pay for the damage, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation. The source said the four handed over money after the guard at the gas station insisted they pay.
Brazilian investigators are also investigating the possibility that the four took a diversion on the way home, possibly to stop off in Copacabana, which is famed for its raucous nightlife and sex tourism.
Police are also working on the theory that the players concocted or embellished their robbery account to conceal a visit to Copacabana, an area teeming with clubs, bars, drunken revelers and prostitutes. The hour and nine minutes in between would have been just enough to drive over to the bustling bar strip, before retreating to the secure Olympic complex.
Detectives say it is feasible the swimmers could have been conned or tricked into losing their cash. 'Copacabana makes a lot of sense for four drunk guys. It's really famous for girls and parties,' said our source.
They also believe 12-time Olympic medalist Lochte was keen to conceal his overnight escapades from his Playboy model girlfriend, Kayla Rae Reid.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
As a mother, I can assure you that you are right.
Why would Lochte even want to publicize that something happened?
What makes it even more offensive is that Locate tried making himself a 'macho man' by saying he and his teammates were ordered to lay on the ground and he said the others did but he balked and said he wasn't going to lay down - and that's when the guy put a gun to his forehead and he 'complied'.
What a complete and utter JERK! He tried to make himself 'braver' than his teammates by protesting in his b.s. story.
Kiss those millions goodby, Locate, and just think - your own mother outted your lie because you are such a little worm.
That's where I'm at on this. From reading online, it's not like this hasn't happened to tourists before in Brazil. They are acting like partying in Rio is a crime and I believe all the swimmers were of legal age to do so.
Partying in Rio, say it isn't so.......color me still very skeptical.
CGato
The egos of the multi-medalists is incredible. There are a few exceptions, and one great exception: Helen Maroulis, who is actually a sweet athlete (I’ve known her for years) and one tough kid. She won gold yesterday.
You would think that someone who has won medals at six separate Olympics would garner at least a little bit of attention, but the liberal stigma against shooting sports is overwhelming.
More here: US Olympic shooter Kim Rhode addresses lack of Media attntion
Oh my gosh, such serious crimes here, yawn ...
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