Nghe An Provincial Police arrested a subject who broke into a house, broke a safe, and stole gold and money.
Having 7 previous convictions for theft and gambling, Tran Tuan Anh still continued to commit many cases of breaking into safes to steal gold and money from people's houses in wards of Vinh city (old), Nghe An.
On October 22, the Criminal Police Department announced that it was temporarily detaining Tran Tuan Anh (born 1998), residing in Truong Vinh ward, Nghe An province, to investigate the act of property theft.
Tran Tuan Anh is a subject without a stable job, has 7 previous convictions for theft of property andgamble. At the end of 2024, having just finished serving a prison sentence for "Theft of property", Tuan Anh "returned to his old ways" when he committed further thefts.
To commit crimes, Tuan Anh often wandered around the central wards of Vinh city (old) to find loopholes and take action. Tuan Anh sold the stolen property at gold shops or pawn shops and used the money for personal expenses.
The police agency determined that from April to October 2025, Tran Tuan Anh committed 5 cases of breaking into safes to steal gold and money in Vinh Loc, Truong Vinh and Thanh Vinh wards (Nghe An province) with a total property value of more than 800 million VND.
For example, on May 17, 2025, Tran Tuan Anh broke into a resident's house in Thanh Vinh ward, then used a hammer to break open the safe in the bedroom and stole 13 taels of gold and 3 million VND in cash. On October 15, 2025, Tran Tuan Anh broke into a resident's house in Truong Vinh ward, broke open the safe, and stole gold and cash worth more than 30 million VND.
Tran Tuan Anh has many tricks to deal with the police. After a period of monitoring, on October 19, 2025, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police coordinated with the Provincial Police Department; Provincial Police Command Center; Police of Vinh Loc, Truong Vinh, Thanh Vinh and Vinh Hung wards to successfully fight the case, arresting Tran Tuan Anh for property theft.
With undeniable documents and evidence, Tran Tuan Anh bowed his head and admitted his guilt. Confiscated items: 1 gold necklace, weighing 2.252g; 1 motorbike; 1 mobile phone; 1 set of tools to break doors and locks and some related items.
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