In Zhytomyr, a злочинець robbed знакомых women of half a million hryvnias: details of the case

A man was detained in Zhytomyr, who allegedly stole from his female acquaintances for a total amount of about half a million hryvnias. This is reported by UNN with reference to a report of the Main Department of the National Police in Zhytomyr region.

Details

It is noted that two city residents contacted law enforcement officers with reports of the disappearance of money and jewelry from their homes. Operatives established the involvement of an acquaintance of the victims in these acts. Currently, he has been notified of suspicion of the crime.

During the initial investigative actions, law enforcement officers found out that one of the victims kept valuables in a box in the furniture, her friend - in a safe. When the women checked the hiding places, the property was no longer there. The total amount of damage caused to the victims reached half a million hryvnias

It is indicated that criminal police officers established that a 38-year-old native of Kyiv region, the cohabitant of one of the friends, was involved in both thefts. Law enforcement officers found him at his temporary residence in Zhytomyr.

It was found that the man knew where the keys to his cohabitant's safe were, and took all the savings from there in her absence. To hide the crime, he replaced the real bills with souvenir ones. The man stole the property of her friend during a visit, taking advantage of the moment when the hostess was distracted

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They reported that the defendant pleaded guilty and said that he paid off his credit debts with the stolen funds.

Law enforcement officers also found out that the man had previously been brought to criminal responsibility for theft. Then the court chose a punishment in the form of imprisonment with a probationary period. During this time, he committed new offenses

The police added that the man is accused of committing thefts during martial law (Part 4 of Article 185 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The court chose a preventive measure for the suspect in the form of detention. According to current legislation, the man faces from 5 to 8 years of imprisonment for what he has done.