Islington police hunt Brazilian pair over motorbike theft

Rory Brigstock-Barron

Published: 12:27 PM June 25, 2015 Updated: 8:02 PM October 15, 2020

Gustavo Henrique Alves Silva, left, and Jan Thomazzo - Credit: Archant

Police are hunting two Brazilian men they would like to speak to in connection with the theft of a motorcycle.

Detectives are trying to tack down 20-year-old Gustavo Henrique Alves Silva and Jan Thomazzo, 40, in relation to a Yamaha FZ6 motorcycle which was stolen in Islington in June last year.

Thomazzo is also sometimes known as Jan Sergio De Andrande Soares.

Silva is described as 5ft 11ins tall, of proportionate build with dark, thinning hair. He is known to frequent the N15 postcode area, Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park and Old Street.

Thomazzo is described as 5ft 7ins tall, of proportionate build with dark hair and a shaved head. He is known to frequent Old Street in Islington, Brent, Acton and Borehamwood in Hertfordshire.

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Both are Brazilian nationals.

Detective Superintendent Raffaele D’Orsi, the Met’s operational lead for motorcycle and moped theft and related crimes said: “Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Gustavo Silva and Jan Thomazzo, should contact police immediately. We will treat all information in the strictest of confidence.”