A series of daring robberies in a coastal commune of Nghe An

The most recent theft occurred at the house of Mrs. Bui Thi Ly (living in Minh Thanh village), where thieves broke into several houses and stole two mobile phones worth over 10 million VND.

According to Ms. Ly: At around 2:00 a.m. on May 1, her daughter-in-law, Ms. Bui Thi Hang (30 years old), woke up to look for the phone under the corner of the mosquito net to check the time but could not find it.

After checking around the house, Ms. Hang discovered that two of the family’s cabinets had been broken into and their bags had been searched, but there was no money inside. The second daughter-in-law’s bedroom had also been ransacked, the gate was wide open, and the thief had taken two sets of the family’s motorbike keys.

After the incident, Ms. Ly's family reported to the commune police to make a record and investigate to clarify.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy in Minh Thanh village, Quynh Long commune, points to the scene of the theft. Photo: Huu Tinh

At the same time, at the home of Mr. Bui Ba Duy (residing in Phu Thanh village), a thief broke into the house and stole a gray PIAGGIO motorbike, LIBERTY model, registration number 37 L1-409.00, worth about 60,000,000 VND..After the authorities searched, they discovered the motorbike at a pawn shop in Vinh city that same morning.

Previously, on March 4, the family of Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien in Dai Bac village was also broken into by a thief who entered the kitchen door behind the house, ransacked the living room and took away 22 million VND along with a piggy bank. Also around this time, the family of Ms. Vu Thi Thuy in Cong Hoa village was broken into the bedroom and took away 7,500,000 VND and a mobile phone.

Location: Quynh Long commune (Quynh Luu). Photo; Google Maps

In mid-February 2019, many thefts occurred in the commune. Typically, on February 17, at the home of Ms. Bui Linh Tam (Cong Hoa village), a thief broke into the house and rummaged through the personal cabinet of Ms. Tam and her husband, taking away 5 taels of 9999 gold worth about 18,000,000 VND.), 1 Samsung J5 phone; 1 iPhone worth about 5 million VND.

Also around this time, the Quynh Long Commune Police Department also received information that a thief broke into the commune health station's clinic and rummaged through the cabinet, taking nearly 5 million VND.

The series of robberies happening in the area has made people feel quite confused.

On the morning of May 4, Mr. Bui Cong Truong - Head of Quynh Long Commune Police said: After receiving the report from the people, the Commune Police Department coordinated with the district police to focus on investigating and resolving the issue to ensure security and order in the area.