Chasing a phone thief who suddenly escaped, injuring an investigator
(Baonghean.vn) - During the escort process, Hong (residing in Nghi Loc, Nghe An) suddenly pushed an investigator to the ground, injuring him, and then quickly ran away. The task force had to chase and wrestle to control the subject.
On the morning of June 8, the Nghi Loc District Police Department announced that the unit was temporarily detaining Pham Dinh Hong (born in 1981), residing in Hamlet 9, Nghi Dien Commune, Nghi Loc District, to investigate the theft of an iPhone 8 Plus worth about 18 million VND from Ms. Ngo Thi Th. in Hamlet 3 of the same commune and a number of other thefts among the people.
Previously, on June 5, Ms. Ngo Thi Th. reported to the Nghi Loc District Police that the night before, a thief broke into her house and stole an iPhone 8 Plus.
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| Subject Pham Dinh Hong at the investigation agency. Photo:Nhat Tuan |
After 2 days of actively collecting documents, the investigation agency identified Pham Dinh Hong - a subject who had just completed a suspended prison sentence for gambling in 2018 - as the perpetrator of the above theft.
On June 7, the Criminal Investigation Police Team on Criminal - Economic - Drug Crimes of Nghi Loc District Police coordinated with Nghi Dien Commune Police to execute an emergency arrest warrant for Pham Dinh Hong when the subject was present in Hung Trung Commune, Hung Nguyen District.
It is worth mentioning that this subject was very reckless. During the escort, Hong suddenly pushed an investigator to the ground, slightly injuring him, and then quickly ran away. The task force had to chase and wrestle to control the subject.
At the investigation agency, Hong confessed to his crime. Accordingly, to have money to spend, every night, the subject went to people's houses and stole from any house that was not open.
Late at night on June 4, seeing that Ms. Ngo Thi Th.'s house was still lit and the wall was low, the suspect jumped in. Looking through the bedroom window, he saw an iPhone 8 Plus on the bedside table. Hong immediately took a knife from the kitchen, pried open the window, and reached in to take the phone. The next day, the suspect brought the stolen phone to Vinh city to sell for money.
Pham Dinh Hong further confessed that, in addition to stealing Ms. Th.'s iPhone8 Plus, he and several other people also committed several burglaries in private homes.
The investigation agency has recovered the evidence to return to the victim and continue to investigate.
