Zagreb Residents Catch Suspected Car Thief Before He Can Escape
Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A 30-year-old man allegedly tried to steal a Ford on Palinovečka Street in Zagreb’s Trešnjevka district on Sept. 1.
- Other Zagreb residents caught and detained him until police arrived.
- Police completed a criminal investigation and submitted a special report to the state prosecutor on suspicion of theft.
A suspected car thief did not get far in Zagreb’s Trešnjevka district. Other residents caught the man in the act and held him until police arrived.
Zagreb police said the incident happened around 1:10 p.m. on Sept. 1 on Palinovečka Street. The suspect allegedly tried to steal a Ford with Zagreb registration plates that belonged to a 39-year-old owner.
Police identified the detained man as 30 years old after taking him to official police premises. Following the criminal investigation, officers filed a special report with the competent state prosecutor on suspicion of theft.
The suspect will be handed over to a detention supervisor, police said.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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