An 18-year-old girl reported that she had lost a wallet with documents, a bank card and cash. The police quickly found the finder, who used the teenager's card to pay for alcohol and cigarettes. As it turned out, he was wanted.
A teenage resident of the Gzy commune reported to the police station on Friday, August 16. The person who found her documents was caught by the police on Sunday, August 18, in the morning on Świętojańska Street in Pułtusk.
The 57-year-old was riding a bicycle, he was drunk – he had almost a per mille of alcohol in his system. During the data check in the systems, it turned out that he was wanted by the District Court in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki to serve more than five months of imprisonment.
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He paid for the shopping with the girl's card
– After detaining the man, the police found the 18-year-old's ID card and ATM card in his wallet. He explained that he found the documents while riding his bike. They were lying on the side of the road. He admitted to using the found card twice – says junior asp. Magdalena Bielińska from the police in Pułtusk. – In one of the stores, he bought alcohol and other items, and then paid with the found card. He put it on the reader, on the display of which a message appeared that the transaction had been accepted. It worked, so he also bought cigarettes. The transactions did not require entering a code, because they were small amounts, a total of PLN 66 – she adds.
He faces 10 years in prison
In the District Prosecutor's Office in Pułtusk, the 57-year-old was charged with three counts: embezzlement and two counts of burglary (one for each use of the card – ed.). The man faces up to 10 years in prison. He will also be held responsible for riding a bicycle while intoxicated.
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