The incident occurred in October in Jelenia Góra. The 29-year-old heard his neighbor boasting that he had won a large sum of money in one of the number games.
Taking advantage of his neighbor’s absence from the apartment, the perpetrator entered through an open window and... stole the entire prize (approximately PLN 10,000). When the victim realized that he had fallen victim to a crime, he notified the police.
Officers detained a man suspected of committing the crime. He is a 29-year-old resident of Jelenia Góra.
The thief could now face up to five years behind bars.