Went to the market to buy things, got robbed and had my motorbike stolen

The incident occurred at around 8am on September 4th in front of the north gate of Van market, Quynh Van commune, Quynh Luu district. At that time, Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong, born in 1977, residing in Dong Tam hamlet, Quynh Bang commune, Quynh Luu district, went from her house to Van market, about 2km away, to buy things.

Although local authorities have put up signs warning of stolen motorbikes, people are still negligent and lose vigilance. Photo: Thach Quynh

When she arrived at the main gate of the North of Van market, instead of parking her car in the parking lot, Ms. Phuong parked her car in front of the market gate and locked it. Then, she went shopping in the market. About 10 minutes later, when she returned, Ms. Van discovered that her new Wave Alpha motorbike, bought at the end of 2017 for 23 million VND, had been stolen by a thief.

It is known that in the past year, there have been many motorbike thefts in front of Van market gate. The method of these criminals is to take advantage of people coming to the market not bringing their motorbikes to the parking lot but parking them outside the gate without anyone watching, so they take action.

People reported the stolen vehicle to the local police. Photo: Thach Quynh.

After similar motorbike thefts, the authorities have put up warning signs “areas where motorbikes are often stolen” and installed surveillance cameras right in front of the market gate. However, some people are still complacent and let thieves steal their motorbikes.

Immediately after Ms. Phuong reported the loss of her vehicle, local police were present at the scene to collect information and investigate.