A bricklayer committed two gold shop robberies in seven days.
Within a week, a mason committed two gold robberies in different provinces. Thanh confessed that he was a mason but due to his gambling addiction, he got into debt and started robbing.
On September 7, Can Tho City Police said that the unit coordinated with Dak Lak Provincial Police to clarify the robbery of a gold shop by Le Van Thanh (23 years old, residing in Quang Loc hamlet, Quang Tien commune, Trang Bom district, Dong Nai province).
Previously, at 7:15 a.m. on September 1, at My Le gold shop (Town area, Le Binh ward, Cai Rang district, Can Tho city), a daring robbery occurred. A young man wearing a short, white shirt with black stripes, dark skin, speaking with a Northern accent entered the shop and said he wanted to buy gold.
The subject asked the sales staff to show him the 10-tael necklace. When the staff took the necklace and placed it on the glass, the subject suddenly snatched the necklace and ran away.
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| Robbery of My Le gold shop. Photo extracted from Camera |
Upon receiving the news, the City Police Director directed the forces to deploy many professional measures, sending scouts to pursue and search for the robber. At the same time, Cai Rang District Police informed the police of other districts and provinces about the image and methods of the subject.
Through timely information, on the morning of September 7, the subject continued to go to an online store in Buon Ho town, Dak Lak province to rob gold using the same method and was arrested by the local police. At the police station, Thanh confessed that he worked as a bricklayer but due to his addiction to gambling which led to debt, he went to rob.
At the same time, Thanh also admitted that he was the culprit in the robbery of the 10-tael gold chain at My Le gold shop (Can Tho). The case is currently being investigated by the police.
