Detained for robbing a phone from a coffee shop owner, Dang Cao Tri found a way to break into the wall of the detention house in Sa Dec City but was recaptured after 4 months of hiding at a wood workshop in Trang Bom District, Dong Nai Province.

Rewards for individuals who capture escaped prisoners. Photo: Long Sa

On August 18, Sa Dec City Police, Dong Thap Province, said that they had just arrived in Di An Town, Binh Duong Province, to present a certificate of merit from the Chairman of Sa Dec City People's Committee to Major Tran Minh Nhut - Captain of the Criminal Police Team of Di An Town Police and two residents who had successfully captured a suspect who had escaped from detention.

The two citizens include Mr. Nguyen Quoc Khanh, residing in Tan Dong Hiep ward, Di An town, Binh Duong province and Mr. Nguyen Minh Tri, residing in Thanh Son commune, Dinh Quan district, Dong Nai province.

The suspect who escaped from the Sa Dec City police detention center and was re-arrested is Dang Cao Tri - 38 years old, prosecuted for robbery.

According to information from the police, on March 3, 2017, at a tea shop in Tan Phu Dong commune, Sa Dec city, taking advantage of the shop owner's carelessness, Dang Cao Tri and Nguyen Van Phuong (28 years old, residing in Phong Hoa commune, Lai Vung district, Dong Thap province) used a homemade stick with a wire plugged into the electrical outlet at the shop to stab the shop owner, causing him to be shocked and fall to the ground.

Tri and Phuong at the investigation agency. Photo: Long Ho

Tri and Phuong robbed the shop owner's phone and escaped on a motorbike. After investigation, Sa Dec City Police arrested Tri and Phuong.

Afterwards, both were prosecuted and detained by the Sa Dec City Police Department. By the morning of July 10, suspect Tri had broken through the wall and escaped from detention.

With the enthusiastic coordination of the police force of Di An town, Binh Duong province, Trang Bom district police, Dong Nai province and Mr. Khanh and Mr. Tri, the functional forces of Dong Thap province arrested Dang Cao Tri when he was hiding in a wood workshop in Binh Minh commune, Trang Bom district.

According to Tuoi Tre