Bình Thuận police investigate gold theft

November 05, 2019 - 14:22

Police in Bình Thuận Province are co-ordinating with their counterparts in Bắc Bình District to investigate the robbery of a jewellery shop in Lương Sơn Township.

Police in Bình Thuận Province are investigating a robbery at a jewellery shop in Lương Sơn Township on Tuesday morning. — Photo thanhnien.vn

BÌNH THUẬN — Police in Bình Thuận Province are co-ordinating with their counterparts in Bắc Bình District to investigate the robbery of a jewellery shop in Lương Sơn Township.

Phạm Văn Sơn, 40, the owner of Hồng Bền jewellery shop, told officers the incident occurred around 2:30am on Tuesday and the thief took away 200 taels of gold – whether the gold is 18K or 24K is not yet known at the moment.

The initial investigation showed the thief pried open the door on the shop's second floor and then went downstairs to steal the gold.

Police are checking the security camera footage and surrounding households to track down the thief. — VNS

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