Chi Linh City Police (Hai Duong) deployed experienced detectives to urgently investigate, capture two robbers who snatched phones in broad daylight and clarify other cases.
On January 6, Chi Linh City Police arrested Vu Dinh Kien, born November 10, 1989, residing in Group 6, Zone 6 (Bai Chay Ward); Ho Xuan Hai, born November 20, 1987, residing in Group 11, Zone 4, Gieng Day Ward (both in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province).
These are two bold subjects who snatched the iPhone of Ms. LTMN (born in 1987, residing in Hanoi Home Land apartment building, Hanoi) in broad daylight in Chi Linh city.
According to Ms. N.'s report, at around 11:20 a.m. on January 5, in front of her younger brother's house on Binh Minh Street (Sao Do Ward), while Ms. N. was making a phone call, two people on a motorbike without a license plate snatched a green iPhone 15 Plus mobile phone. Ms. N. bought this phone in October 2024 for 22.8 million VND.
The police agency clarified that at around 9:30 a.m. on January 5, Kien drove his Honda AirBalde 72C2-609.73 motorbike carrying Hai from Ha Long City to Chi Linh City along National Highway 18, looking for people to be careless and rob them.
On the way, to avoid detection, the subjects stopped at the side of National Highway 18, passing through Mao Khe Ward (Dong Trieu City, Quang Ninh) and removed the license plate. When they reached Binh Minh Street, the subjects discovered Ms. N. standing on the side of the road making a phone call. Kien drove closer, let Hai sit behind and snatched Ms. N.'s cell phone, then drove onto National Highway 18 to Bac Ninh.
Immediately after receiving information about the robbery, Chi Linh City Police determined that the subjects came from another area and were operating professionally. If they were not cleared up, they might commit further crimes. Therefore, the leaders of Chi Linh City Police directed the Criminal Police Team to coordinate and concentrate forces to capture the subjects as soon as possible.
Currently, the Criminal Police Team continues to organize and implement investigative measures to clarify the causes, conditions, and developments of the crime and organize preventive activities..
Chi Linh City Police recommends that people increase self-prevention and self-protection of assets such as motorbikes, phones, handbags; do not wear valuables on your body, do not leave them in the middle of the vehicle, hang them on the motorbike, leave them in the storage compartment at the front of the vehicle... At the same time, strictly comply with traffic laws, do not use your phone while riding a motorbike to facilitate criminals.
Through further investigation, the investigation force also clarified that Kien had 4 previous convictions for property appropriation.
Kien and Hai committed 2 robberies and 1 other theft.
At around 2:00 p.m. on January 4, on National Highway 18 in Mao Khe Ward (Dong Trieu City, Quang Ninh), Kien and Hai stole an iPhone 11 Promax mobile phone when Ms. NTT (born in 1989, residing in Vinh Hoa, Mao Khe, Quang Ninh) left it in the front hole of her motorbike parked on the side of the road.
At about 5:25 p.m. on January 4, at the Dai Tan intersection (Hoang Tan ward, Chi Linh city), Kien and Hai robbed Ms. CTTT (born in 1990, residing in Dai Tan residential area, Hoang Tan ward) of an iPhone 14 mobile phone worth about 14 million VND.
At around 3:00 p.m. on January 5, on the side of National Highway 18 in Que Vo town (Bac Ninh), Kien and Hai robbed Ms. HTT (born in 2004, residing in Thuy Thiet Ong village, Ba Thuoc district, Thanh Hoa province) of an iPhone 12 Promax.