The suspect who stabbed two police officers was arrested after 5 days on the run.
After more than 5 days on the run through many areas, Huynh Thanh Phuc (born 1991), the motorbike thief and stabbing 2 commune police officers, was caught.
On June 5, information from Gia Lai Provincial Police said that the Criminal Police Department of the Provincial Police arrested Huynh Thanh Phuc (born in 1991, residing in Hamlet 7, Phu Thinh Commune, Tan Phu District, Dong Nai Province), the subject.motorcycle theftand used a knife to attack two police officers of Ha Bau commune (Dak Doa district), injuring them, then fled.
By professional measures, at 7:30 p.m. on June 4, the Criminal Police Department of the Provincial Police arrested Huynh Thanh Phuc while he was hiding in Phu Dong ward, Pleiku city, Gia Lai province.
Previously, at around 9am on May 30, Ha Bau Commune Police received a report from the people about a motorbike theft that occurred in the area. Immediately after that, Major Pham Quyet Thang - Deputy Chief of Commune Police and Senior Lieutenant Phan Trung Ky - Commune Police officer stepped in to verify and investigate the subject.
At around 12:20 p.m. the same day, when discovering a suspect driving a vehicle similar to the one that had been stolen in Dak Somei commune (Dak Doa district), two police officers asked to stop the vehicle for inspection.
At this time, the subject suddenly used a knife to stab two police officers, injuring them, then abandoned the motorbike and hid in a local coffee garden. After that, the subject continued to steal a motorbike from a local in Dak Doa district and moved to many different localities in Gia Lai and Phu Yen provinces.
Through verification, the authorities determined that the person who stabbed two police officers of Ha Bau commune was a person who had just completed a prison sentence and had a long criminal record. The police are continuing to investigate and handle the case according to regulations.
