A report was received by the police from a citizen named M.T. He reported that on March 14 at around 1:00 PM, near a store in the residential area "Kolmo" in Bishkek, unknown individuals took advantage of the fact that his car was unlocked and secretly stole a Samsung A17 mobile phone, as well as 200,000 soms.
In connection with this, a criminal case was initiated under Article 205 (theft) of the Criminal Code.
Employees of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate soon detained the suspects, among whom were B.K., born in 2000, N.R., born in 1996, and E.A., born in 1991, who had previous convictions and were registered as pickpockets.
All detainees have been placed in a temporary detention facility.
A citizen named N.S. was also detained for buying stolen mobile phones. He had 9 phones of various models seized, which, according to preliminary data, were obtained through criminal means.
According to law enforcement agencies, the criminals used a rented car to move around the city and committed thefts from unlocked vehicles.
To date, a connection has been established between the detainees and more than ten similar crimes.
