Officers from the Police Station in Karpacz identified and then detained a 31-year-old resident of Karkonosze County suspected of burglary. The incident occurred on 18 May in the aforementioned town.
– The man took advantage of the owner's absence, broke into the building and robbed it. He stole property worth 20,000 zlotys. It included stamp albums, jewellery, cutlery, crystalware and other numismatic items – says aspirant Beata Sosulska-Baran of the Municipal Police Headquarters in Jelenia Góra.
She adds:
On the basis of information gathered in the case, officers detained a 21-year-old suspected of committing the offence. The man has already been charged in connection with the case.
The officers then detained a 22-year-old resident of Karkonosze County who sold the items she had received from the 21-year-old to another collector, claiming that they were souvenirs from her grandfather.
On 8 June, officers detained the third perpetrator of the theft. The spokeswoman said: – The police recovered most of the stolen items.
She adds:
The officers are currently clarifying all the circumstances of the case in detail and carrying out activities aimed at recovering the remainder of the stolen property.
She further explains:
The men face up to 10 years in prison for the offence of which they are suspected, while their female acquaintance could receive up to five years for handling stolen goods.