Chasing and catching a motorbike thief on the 5th day of Tet
(Baonghean.vn) - Taking advantage of people's carelessness, Truong Van Long stole a motorbike and quickly escaped but was caught.
Mr. Ngo Trong Nghia, Chief of Nghia Yen Commune Police (Nghia Dan) said: at around 1:50 a.m. on February 20 (the 5th day of Tet), taking advantage of the negligence of Ms. Hoang Thi Ngoc Dong's family, residing in Dua hamlet, Nghia Yen commune, Truong Van Long, born in 1994, residing in Chong village, Nghia Yen commune, stole a motorbike with license plate 37G1 - 71512 worth nearly 20 million VND.
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Subject Truong Van Long. Photo: Minh Thai |
While on the run, Long was discovered by his family and reported to the Nghia Yen commune police, who chased and arrested him, then handed him over to the district police for investigation and handling.
The subject confessed that taking advantage of the time when Ms. Dong's family was sleeping soundly, Long opened the door and sneaked in to steal the motorbike left in the yard.
Currently, Nghia Yen commune police have handed over Long to Nghia Dan district police for further investigation./.