Authorities arrest 71-year-old 'slimy ghost' for breaking into numerous homes in the middle of the night.
A 71-year-old man, naked, broke into a series of homes in the middle of the night to steal property.
On September 28, the Cai Lay Town Police (Tien Giang Province) temporarily detained suspect Huynh Van Tam (71 years old, residing in Thot Not District, Can Tho City) for investigation into the crime of "theft of property".
According to initial investigations, on the evening of September 26th, Mr. Tam took a bus from the Western Bus Station (Ho Chi Minh City) to Phu Nhuan commune, Cai Lay district (Tien Giang province).
At approximately 1:00 AM on September 27th, Mr. Tam pried open a corrugated iron wall and broke into a sausage shop in My Thanh Nam commune, Cai Lay district, stealing four mobile phones. Afterward, he took a bus back to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon reaching Nhi Quy commune, Cai Lay town, suspect Tam was apprehended by police officers traveling on the bus, along with the stolen goods.
At the police station, Mr. Tam initially confessed to committing numerous other thefts in the provinces of the Mekong Delta.
Accordingly, on the evening of September 22nd, he broke into a guesthouse in Cai Lay district and stole two mobile phones. In addition, this man also broke into someone's house in Cai Lay district and stole a mobile phone.
On the evening of August 17th, Mr. Tam broke into a man's house in Cai Lay district and stole a laptop and four mobile phones, worth approximately 28 million VND.
On July 25th, suspect Tam broke into a house in Cai Lay town and stole two mobile phones worth approximately 32 million VND. Afterward, he broke into a jackfruit warehouse in Cai Lay town and stole another mobile phone.
Mr. Tâm confessed that he sold the stolen property in Ho Chi Minh City and used the money for personal expenses.
According to the police, the suspect, Tam, has two previous convictions for theft, for which he served 22 years in prison. He had committed numerous burglaries, stealing property from people's homes. He rented accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City and traveled by bus to Tien Giang province to commit these crimes.
Mr. Tam stripped off his clothes, cut and pried open windows, and broke into people's homes to steal property. After stealing the property, Tam went outside, put on his clothes, and then took a bus back to Ho Chi Minh City.
