Gone in 40 seconds - fastest thieves detained in Astana
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - "Almaty" police district department have detained the thieves who committed the fastest theft in one of the capital's shopping centers, the press service of the department reports.
September 30 at about 04:30 am three unknown persons have broken to a trading house. According to police, the suspects knew about the security system of the store and calculated the time needed for stealing and running away from the scene prior to the time when the guards arrive after alarm goes off. Being in the room 40 seconds the thieves managed to steal about 30 cell phones of Samsung brand and run away.
During the search operations police have detained three suspects. In the apartment they lived police found 18 stolen phones. The rest cell phones have been already sold. The detained men in their late 20s had previous criminal records. Criminal case under Article 175 (theft) of the Criminal Code of Kazakhstan has been initiated. The investigation is underway.