Sneaked into a motel to steal money, rented a hotel room to have fun

Subject Tran Van Tuong. Photo provided by police

On the morning of January 23, Anh Son District Police said that the Investigation Police Agency is temporarily detaining Tran Van Tuong (born 1992, residing in Cam Son Commune, Anh Son District) to clarify the act of property theft.

Tuong was arrested by Anh Son District Police on January 21 at a motel in Dien Thanh Commune (Dien Chau). At that time, Tuong was preparing his luggage to catch a bus to escape to Hanoi after committing a theft.

Previously, on the morning of January 21, Mr. Nguyen Bang Ngoc (born in 1968, residing in village 2, Thach Son commune) went to Anh Son district police to report that, in the early morning of the same day, at the Hoa Chau motel he managed, a thief broke in and stole more than 12 million VND (8,180 million VND and 200 USD).

After reviewing and identifying the suspects with criminal records in the area, Anh Son police identified Tran Van Tuong as the perpetrator of the theft.

Verifying Tuong's whereabouts, the detectives learned that on the morning of January 21, Tuong and his friend hired a taxi to go to Con Cuong. Anh Son District Police coordinated with Con Cuong District Police to track Tuong's movements and learned that after renting a room at Muong Thanh Con Cuong Hotel, Tuong continued to hire a taxi to go to Dien Thanh Commune (Dien Chau).

At around 2 p.m. on January 21, a task force raided a motel in Dien Thanh commune, arrested Tran Van Tuong, and seized 4 million VND and 200 USD. According to the police, if the task force had raided later, Tuong could have boarded a bus to Hanoi to escape.

At the police station, Tuong said that because he had just returned from Hanoi and was short of money, he had the idea of ​​stealing property. The place he targeted was Hoa Chau motel because he thought there was a lot of money there.

The case is currently being further investigated by Anh Son District Police.