Arrested 'super safe thief' who escaped from prison and broke into dozens of houses
After escaping from prison, "super thief" Tran Van Trinh - who broke 62 safes - continued to break into and steal safes from people more than 10 times.
Lieutenant Colonel Le Thai - Head of Duc Trong District Police, Lam Dong Province said that after making a record of arresting the wanted person, on the morning of December 14, the district police coordinated with Dai Binh Detention Camp (Ministry of Public Security) to escort suspect Tran Van Trinh (36 years old, residing in Ka Don Commune, Don Duong District, Lam Dong Province) back to the camp to continue the investigation.
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| Suspect Tran Van Trinh with evidence when arrested. Photo: CTV |
Investigation results show that: From November 2014 to September 2016, Trinh broke into many houses in Di Linh, Duc Trong, Lam Ha and Don Duong districts (Lam Dong province), broke into 62 safes and stole a lot of money and gold worth more than 2.3 billion VND from the victims.
On September 24, 2016, Lam Dong Provincial Police arrested Trinh and his accomplice Ma Van Say (the person Trinh hired to drive him every time he went to steal).
On March 28, 2018, Lam Dong Provincial People's Court tried Trinh and sentenced him to 15 years in prison for two crimes: theft and property destruction. Trinh was then transferred to Dai Binh Prison (located in Loc Thanh Commune, Bao Lam District, Lam Dong Province).
On November 12, 2018, while serving his sentence, Trinh escaped from detention. The police issued a nationwide arrest warrant for Trinh.
After Trinh escaped from prison, many thefts occurred in Lam Dong, suspected to be caused by the "super thief" who drilled the safe.
After investigation and monitoring, at about 4:00 a.m. this morning, December 14, in Luong Son town, Bac Binh district, Binh Thuan province, Duc Trong district police coordinated with responsible people of Dai Binh prison to arrest Trinh when this prisoner was on his way to escape to Moc Bai border gate (Tay Ninh).
At the police station, Trinh confessed that after escaping from Dai Binh Prison, he continued to successfully commit more than 10 thefts, mainly breaking into safes of people in Duc Trong district.
When arrested, police also seized 184 million VND and a 5-tael gold necklace from Trinh.