In Lviv, police officers have detained a 57-year-old man suspected of committing two thefts from cars parked near residential buildings on Levandivska Street.
As established by criminal police operatives together with investigators from Police Station No.1 of Lviv District Police Department No.2, a citizen who is temporarily residing in Lviv is involved in the theft of property from Fiat Scudo and Ford Focus cars.
According to law enforcement officers, on 27 October the suspect broke into the Fiat Scudo and stole professional tools from well-known manufacturers: a circular saw, a cordless screwdriver, a rotary hammer, an electric drill, an angle grinder, a router and other property with a total value of 34,500 hryvnias. From the Ford Focus he stole a dashcam, a spare wheel, tools and other items worth more than 11,000 hryvnias.
Law enforcement officers established the suspect’s whereabouts and detained him under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. Under the procedural guidance of the Frankivsk District Prosecutor’s Office, he has been notified that he is suspected of committing a criminal offence under Part 4 of Article 185 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (theft).
The sanction of this article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of five to eight years. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing. Law enforcement officers remind the public that under martial law, the maximum penalties are applied for theft, robbery, aggravated robbery, extortion and a number of other offences.