Arrested thief who stole property worth more than 500 million VND after 1 week of committing the crime
(Baonghean.vn) - After 1 week of committing the crime, the thief who broke into a pharmacy in Quang Tien ward, Thai Hoa town (Nghe An) to steal money and gold (worth more than 500 million VND) was caught.
Previously, through the work of grasping the situation, Quang Tien Ward Police, Thai Hoa Town (Nghe An) received information: On August 29, 2022, Ms. T., residing in Quang Tien Ward, Thai Hoa Town discovered that her pharmacy kiosk in Quang Tien Ward, Thai Hoa Town wasintruderstole 370 million VND and 2.9 taels of gold (rings and gold bars),Total value about 520 million VND, this property is kept by her in a closet on the first floor.
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Evidence of the case. Photo: Duc Vu |
After receiving the information, the Town Police directed the Criminal Police Team to coordinate with Quang Tien Ward Police to concentrate maximum forces and synchronously deploy professional measures to investigate and prosecute.
Examining the scene, the police determined that the house where the robbery occurred had 3 floors, of which the 1st floor was used as a pharmacy kiosk, with no permanent residents; initial assessment was that the thief most likely climbed the Barringtonia acutangula tree in front of the kiosk, climbed through the 2nd floor window (without a lock) to break in and followed the stairs down to the 1st floor to commit the crime.
The difficulty for the police force in the process of investigating the case is that when the incident occurred, the victim did not immediately report it to the police. In addition, the aforementioned cash and gold were put in the cabinet by the victim more than 1 month before the time of theft, during which time the victim did not open the cabinet to use or check, leading to many difficulties in determining the exact time of theft.
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Subject Pham Huy Hoang. Photo: Duc Vu |
Although the investigation of the case took place during the September 2 holiday, Thai Hoa Town Police focused their investigation forces on many areas inside and outside the district, combining effective use of professional measures.
On the afternoon of September 5, 2022, the Town Police investigated, clarified, and arrested Pham Huy Hoang (born in 1996), residing in Doc Cao block, Quang Tien ward, Thai Hoa town. This subject has 01 previous conviction for drug crimes.
Conducting an urgent search of Hoang's residence, the police seized 2.9 taels of gold (worth about 150 million VND), 9 million VND in cash and 3 ATM cards (according to the subject, 240 million VND had been transferred to different bank accounts). At the investigation agency, the subject confessed to all of his crimes.
Currently, Thai Hoa Town Police have detained Pham Huy Hoang and are consolidating the case file to prosecute according to the law./.