An off-duty Gliwice police officer noticed a video on social media of a man running away with a cardboard box in his hands. Suspecting a theft, he set out to find the man in the video.
Senior Constable Patryk Boroń was browsing the internet when he saw a surveillance video from the district he was currently in. The video showed an unknown man with a carton of coffee in his hands, running through one of the gardens in Knurów.
According to the police, “the man's behavior clearly indicated that he had not purchased the goods legally.” Boroń came to the same conclusion after checking the date and place where the recording was made and the man's appearance, and then went on a search.
The man was recorded by a surveillance cameraSilesian Police
Stolen coffee
“A police nose quickly led him to the suspect, who was sitting on a bench at the bus stop,” reads the Silesian police in a statement. He notified a nearby police station and detained the man until the patrol arrived.
Coffee packages stolen from a nearby supermarket were found on the suspect, worth nearly PLN 350. The police announced that the detainee will appear in court in connection with the theft.
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Article 278 § 1. Whoever takes someone else's movable property for the purpose of misappropriation shall be subject to the penalty of deprivation of liberty for a term of between 3 months and 5 years.
Art. 119. § 1. Whoever steals or appropriates someone else's movable property, if its value does not exceed PLN 800, shall be subject to the penalty of arrest, restriction of liberty or a fine.
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