Employees of the Latgale Regional Department of the State Police detained a young man in Balvi, born in 2008, who committed one robbery and two thefts in a month. The police have initiated three criminal proceedings.
On October 12 of this year in Balvi, an unidentified person used physical force and pepper gas against a man born in 1967, and then 70 euros were stolen from the victim’s pocket. During the robbery, the criminal’s face was covered with a mask. During the investigation, the police were able to identify the robber.
It also turned out that the same young man, between six o’clock in the evening on October 10 and six o’clock in the morning on October 11, entered the Balvsky estate cafe and stole 1,900 euros. The attacker also entered the estate on October 17 and stole memory cards from the video surveillance system. The material damage caused to them is currently being established.
The suspect has been detained and the investigation continues. Three criminal trials have been launched in the Investigation Department of the Latgale Regional Department of the State Police. Two of them are under Part 3 of Article 175 of the Criminal Law – for theft by entering premises, and the third is under Part 1 of Article 176 (robbery).
Source: www.gorod.lv