Interprovincial robbery group with strange operating principles

(Baonghean.vn)- To avoid being caught, the gang of 3 robbers set out the principle of 'sleeping during the day, robbing at night, consuming other local properties'.

Vinh City Police have just initiated a case, prosecuted the accused, and detained Nguyen Hoai Nam (born 2000, residing in Minh Son hamlet, Thanh Lam commune, Thanh Chuong district), Nguyen Van Huy (born 1997, residing in Nam Trung hamlet, Phuong My commune, Huong Khe district, Ha Tinh) and Nguyen Van Ninh (born 1987, residing in Minh Son hamlet, Thanh Lam commune, Thanh Chuong district) to investigate the act of robbery.

Robbery failed, used knife to stab victim

The three suspects were arrested on July 22, after Vinh City Police had sufficient evidence to prove that the group had committed a series of thefts in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces.

Previously, at around 1:15 a.m. on July 19, Nguyen Nhan Tu Huy (20 years old, student) residing in Vinh Tan ward (Vinh city) and his girlfriend were sitting and talking on the Lam river dike road, Ben Thuy ward, Vinh city. Suddenly, two strange young men on a motorbike came, used a sharp knife to threaten, control, and demand that Huy give them money, otherwise they would kill them. Huy refused to give the money, so one of the men stabbed him in the stomach and back with a knife, then they quickly got on their motorbike and sped away into the night.

After receiving the report, considering the seriousness of the case, the Vinh City Police Department established Project 717C, urgently investigating, tracking down and arresting the perpetrators. "The most difficult thing is that the case happened at night, no one recognized the characteristics of the subjects. The only information provided by the victim's girlfriend was that the two subjects were riding together on a white motorbike, but without a license plate," said Lieutenant Colonel Phan Anh Tuan - Deputy Captain of the Criminal Police Team.

2 subjects Nguyen Hoai Nam, Nguyen Van Huy. Photo: Trung Duc

During the investigation, the Task Force learned that recently, in some localities in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, there had been a number of robberies with similar methods and tricks. Concluding that the cases were all committed by the same group of subjects, the Task Force sent detectives to coordinate with local police to verify and collect information and evidence.

In a short time, detectives discovered that at a motorbike repair kiosk on Ha Huy Tap Street, Vinh City, two strange young men often came here to refurbish their motorbikes. During the undercover surveillance, the detectives discovered that the two subjects brought a white Honda Vision motorbike to replace the paint color, but there were suspicious signs, especially many characteristics that matched the description of the victim.

After investigating and verifying the identities of the subjects, the Task Force confirmed that the motorbike was evidence of a robbery on the night of July 17 in Nam Tan Commune, Nam Dan District. The identity of one of the two subjects is Nguyen Hai Nam (born in 2000, residing in Minh Son Hamlet, Thanh Lam Commune, Thanh Chuong District). Nam has been away from his residence for a long time and is wandering around Vinh City, but his exact whereabouts have not been determined.

Using professional measures, detectives clarified that the group of robbers, in addition to Nguyen Hoai Nam, also included Nguyen Van Huy (born in 1997), residing in Nam Trung hamlet, Phuong My commune, Huong Khe district (Ha Tinh), and Nguyen Van Ninh (born in 1987), residing in Minh Son hamlet, Thanh Lam commune, Thanh Chuong district.

On July 22, the police agency urgently arrested Nguyen Hoai Nam, Nguyen Van Huy and Nguyen Van Ninh at 3 different locations in Vinh City. During the arrest, the task force seized from Nam 1 sharp knife, 1 cell phone, 1 white Honda Vision motorbike with no license plate. Searching the residence of Nam and Huy in a rented room in Nghi Phu commune, Vinh City, discovered and seized 1 motorcycle measuring set, 4 cell phones, 2 knives, 4 cans of spray paint, which are the tools and means used in the crime.

Reckless and daring tricks

At the police station, the subjects confessed that because they had no jobs and liked to party, in order to have money, they planned and carried out robberies. After fully equipping themselves with tools and means, they went to Vinh City to rent a room and discussed how to commit the crime. To avoid detection by the authorities, subject Nam decided to sleep during the day, rob at night, and consume other local properties.

The police also clarified that on July 9, the subjects robbed a SH motorbike and a laptop from Ms. Dao Thi Thanh Tam (born in 1993) and Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hung (born in 1993), both residing in Duc Tung commune, Duc Tho district. However, because they could not break the lock, they had to leave the motorbike on the side of the road and escape.

Then, at around 6:30 p.m. on July 14, Nguyen Hoai Nam went to the Quan Banh overpass area to hire Mr. Hoang Huu Tien (born in 1954), residing in Hamlet 8, Nghi Phu Commune, Vinh City, to drive a motorbike taxi to Nam Dan District. When he arrived at Hamlet 10, Nam Loc Commune, Nam asked Mr. Tien to stop the motorbike, then suddenly used a knife to control and steal the motorbike, then drove to Thanh Chuong, removed the license plate, used black spray paint to continue using it to commit the crime.

At around 11pm on July 18, Nam, Ninh and Huy shared a Honda Vision motorbike without a license plate and drove along a road in Vinh City with the intention of robbing someone. Before leaving, Nam brought a sharp knife, a folding knife. When they arrived at the Quan Banh overpass in Vinh City, they saw a woman riding a motorbike. Nam and Huy forced their way onto the victim's motorbike to rob her, but the woman shouted for help so they ran away.

Subject Nguyen Van Ninh. Photo: Trung Duc

After the failed crime, afraid of being caught by the police, Nam and Ninh moved to Nghi Xuan district (Ha Tinh) to do business. At around 0:00 on July 19, Nam and Ninh left Xuan Thanh beach for Gia Lach town, Nghi Xuan district to "hunt". There, they discovered two girls riding electric bicycles. Not missing the opportunity, Nam and Ninh turned their motorbikes to block in front of them. Too scared, the two girls abandoned their bikes and ran away, but Nam chased after them, pulled out a knife and held it to one's neck, restrained her, robbed her of a cell phone and searched her pocket for 150,000 VND.

Running out of money, at around 7:30 p.m. on July 17, Nam rode his motorbike on National Highway 15A to Hamlet 4, Nam Tan Commune, Nam Dan District, and saw a figure walking in the night. Nam left his motorbike across the road, blocked it, used a knife to control it, and robbed Nguyen Thi Tuyet (born in 1993), a resident of Xuan Dung Hamlet, Thanh Xuan Commune, Thanh Chuong District, of a Honda Vision motorbike. Not only that, Nam also robbed Ms. Tuyet of 1 million VND in cash in her pocket and escaped, leaving behind the motorbike stolen from Mr. Tien at the scene. After that, Nam took Ms. Tuyet's motorbike back to his rented room, spray-painted it white to change the characteristics of the motorbike, and used it as a means to continue committing the crime.

Nam and his accomplices confessed that the stolen property in Nghe An was brought to Ha Tinh to sell, and the property stolen in Ha Tinh was brought to Quang Binh, or to mountainous districts to sell to avoid detection by the police.

Based on the suspects’ statements, Vinh City Police seized the stolen property and returned it to the victims. The case is still under investigation.

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