Arrest of 'super thief' on New Year's Eve

On January 29, the police of Cau Giat town, Quynh Luu received a report from Ms. HTN and Mr. LVT residing in Cau Giat town about a burglary in their house and the theft of 01 laptop and 03 mobile phones. Two casestheft of propertyAll of the above occurred on the night of January 28, 2022.

Realizing that this is a complicated incident regarding security and order, negatively affecting the joyful atmosphere of the people celebrating Tet, Cau Giat Town Police have concentrated forces and used many professional measures to clarify the incident.

Subject Nguyen Dinh Nam at the police station. Photo: Thanh Toan

On the afternoon of January 29 (December 27 of the lunar calendar), Cau Giat Town Police arrested Nguyen Dinh Nam, born in 2001, residing in Hamlet 13, Quynh Lam Commune, Quynh Luu District, who committed the above theft.

It is known that Nguyen Dinh Nam has many criminal records, has been to prison twice for theft and just finished serving his prison sentence 3 months ago.

After serving his prison sentence and returning to his hometown, Nam did not work hard but continued to hang around. Because he had no job, Nam committed many thefts to have money to spend.

At the time of arresting Nguyen Dinh Nam, Cau Giat town police had confiscated all the property that Nguyen Dinh Nam had stolen from the victims.

In addition, at the police station, Nam also confessed to committing dozens of other thefts in Quynh Luu district.