Arrested 2 subjects who broke into safes to steal property at Truong Bon National Monument

Previously, on December 6, 2022, Do Luong District Police received a report from the Management Board of Truong Bon National Monument Site, My Son Commune, Do Luong District about being robbed by a thief.break into the relic site, broke into the safe and took all the assets inside, worth about 200 million VND.

Nguyen Quang Thanh and Le Anh Tuan at the police station. Photo: Duc Vu

After receiving the report, Do Luong District Police coordinated with Truong Bon National Monument to extract security camera data and determined that at about 1:30 a.m. on December 6, 2022, two subjects wearing dark clothes and masks broke into the relic site and broke into the safe to steal donation money. During the break-in, the subjects cut the electric wire connecting to the safe's surveillance camera and broke a surveillance camera above the safe with a hard drive containing data.

Immediately after receiving the report from the Truong Bon National Monument Management Board, Do Luong District Police mobilized forces to immediately go to the scene of the theft, directed the investigation of the subject; coordinated with the Provincial Police's professional departments to conduct initial investigation activities, and coordinated with the Police of neighboring districts to exchange and collect information about the criminal.

Determining the professional nature of the theft of the subjects, committing the crime in a spiritual area, implementing the direction of the Provincial Police leaders, Do Luong District Police established a special investigation project to concentrate forces to fight and destroy. During the process of fighting the project, the District Police conducted a review of subjects with criminal records, subjects with suspicious signs of theft in the area and surrounding areas; reviewed hotels and motels in the area after the theft; coordinated with the Police of neighboring districts such as: Nam Dan, Dien Chau, Anh Son... to verify and exchange information.

Evidence in the case. Photo: Duc Vu

During the verification process, two suspects emerged with many suspicious signs: Le Anh Tuan (born in 1987, residing in Block 2, Truong Thi Ward, Vinh City), a subject with 3 previous convictions for property theft; Nguyen Quang Thanh (born in 1987, residing in Hamlet 3, Nam Anh Commune, Nam Dan District), a subject with 3 previous convictions (including 2 previous convictions for property theft).

Do Luong District Police conducted verification and sent two reconnaissance teams to monitor the movements of the two subjects. It was determined that after the theft, the subjects all had changes in assets (purchased new motorbikes). Based on the verification results and collected reconnaissance documents, at 5:00 p.m. on December 23, 2022, the leaders of Do Luong District Police directed two working groups to simultaneously arrest Le Anh Tuan and Nguyen Quang Thanh, search the residence of the two subjects, the Investigation Police Agency of Do Luong District Police seized the tools of crime, 42 million VND and some other evidence related to the case.

The donation box after being vandalized. Photo: Vuong Linh

At the investigation agency, the subjects admitted their crimes. Initially, Nguyen Quang Thanh and Le Anh Tuan confessed that the amount of money they stole at Truong Bon National Monument on December 6, 2022 was 107 million VND. Through investigation and expansion, the two subjects also confessed to committing 2 other thefts in Do Luong district and 3 other property thefts in Thanh Hoa and Ninh Binh provinces.

Currently, Do Luong District Police are detaining the subjects, continuing to investigate and expand the case./.