In Lviv, the pre-trial investigation has been completed in respect of a 53-year-old local resident accused of stealing a wallet in a grocery shop.
According to law enforcement officers, on 10 September at around 9:00, in a shop on Subotivska Street, a 53-year-old Lviv resident took possession of a wallet belonging to one of the customers. The wallet contained almost 12,000 hryvnias and a bank card.
To establish the circumstances of the incident, officers from the criminal police, investigators and staff from other units of Police Station No.1 of Lviv District Police Department No.2 were involved. The suspect was detained under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.
The criminal proceedings were investigated under the procedural guidance of the Frankivsk District Prosecutor’s Office under Part 4 of Article 185 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (theft). The pre-trial investigation has been completed and the indictment has been submitted to the court.
The sanction of the specified article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of five to eight years. The police remind the public that under martial law, the maximum penalties are provided for theft, robbery, aggravated robbery, extortion, as well as for misappropriation or embezzlement of property, or taking possession of it through abuse of office.