A 36-year-old resident of Lviv, who had previously been brought to criminal responsibility, was detained by criminal police operatives of the Police Department No. 1 of the Lviv District Department jointly with operatives of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Lviv Police while patrolling the service area.
According to law enforcement officers, on 23 May, on Tychyny Street, an offender broke a window and entered the interior of a Volkswagen Passat, which the owner had left near his house overnight, from where he stole construction tools and other property worth a significant amount.
The offender was detained in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. His involvement in at least five car thefts was also established.
Investigators of the territorial police unit, under the procedural supervision of the Galician District Prosecutor’s Office, served the detainee a notice of suspicion of committing a criminal offence under Part 4 of Article 185 (theft) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The article provides for a sentence of imprisonment for a term of five to eight years.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing, and the court will soon choose a measure of restraint for the suspect.
Lviv regional police communication department