Wearing a wig, robbing a neighbor's property in the middle of the street

On March 26, the Nghi Loc District Police Investigation Agency announced that the unit had just successfully broken Project 319CT, arresting Pham Van Manh (born in 1984, residing in Hamlet 13, Nghi Truong Commune) for robbery.

Subject Pham Van Manh. Photo: Nhat Tuan

According to the investigation agency's documents, at noon on March 13, Nghi Loc District Police received a complaint from Ms. Tran Thi Luong (born in 1948, residing in Hamlet 13, Nghi Truong Commune, Nghi Loc District) stating that at around 7:00 p.m. on March 7, Ms. Luong was walking on the street when a subject held Ms. Luong's hand and threatened her with a sword.

The subject spoke with a southern accent and asked Ms. Luong for money. Faced with the threat, Ms. Luong gave the robber 200,000 VND and a light yellow Mobell phone she was holding.

The investigation agency found that although the stolen property was not large, the incident was serious, causing panic, creating negative public opinion in society, affecting security and order in the area. Therefore, Nghi Loc Police decided to establish Project 319CT to fight.

After collecting evidence, consolidating records, and reviewing suspects, the Investigation Committee identified the suspect in the robbery case as Pham Van Manh.

At 2:00 p.m. on March 17, the Special Investigation Team coordinated with the Nghi Truong Commune Police Department to arrest Manh. The seized evidence included a wig and a light yellow Mobell phone.

Admitting his crime, Manh said that because he needed money, he thought of the above method to have money to spend. Manh pretended to have a Southern accent and wore a wig to avoid being recognized by the victim. He also asked the victim to open the door and give him more money, but because the victim resisted, he was unable to carry out the act.