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According to the police, on the night of 25 November, in one of the villages of Stryi district, an offender entered the territory of a motor transport company, seized a Mercedes Sprinter minibus and drove off in an unknown direction. In the morning, the owner discovered that the vehicle was missing and turned to the police for help.<\/p>\n
Criminal police operatives, investigators and officers of other services of the Stryi District Police Department, officers of the Criminal Analysis Department of the Lviv Police, as well as officers of the Patrol Police Response Sector of the Drohobych District Police Department were involved in solving the crime.<\/p>\n
As a result of the measures taken, law enforcement officers, having studied the video surveillance footage of the \u2018Safe Lviv Region\u2019 system, found the stolen minibus in Drohobych district. The offender involved in the illegal seizure of the vehicle was detained in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. It was a 34-year-old resident of Stryi district, who had previously been prosecuted for a similar crime.<\/p>\n
Investigators of the territorial police unit, under the procedural supervision of the Stryi District Prosecutor’s Office, served the detainee a notice of suspicion of committing a criminal offence under Part 2 of Art. 289 (Illegal seizure of a vehicle) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The article provides for imprisonment for a term of five to eight years with or without confiscation of property.<\/p>\n
Law enforcement officers took the found vehicle to the impound lot.<\/p>\n
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing, and the court will soon choose a measure of restraint against the suspect.<\/p>\n
Lviv regional police communication department<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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