In Kursk detained suspects in a series of thefts

At the end of October this year, the owner of one of the houses in the garden partnership appealed to the police with a statement about the loss of a power tool. Unknown entered the house, breaking into the front door. The absence of witnesses and surveillance cameras made it difficult to quickly identify the perpetrators.

The investigators and forensic experts carefully examined the scene. They collected and studied all traces - fingerprints, footprints and biological samples. Comparison of the obtained data with forensic records led to the discovery of a DNA match with a man previously convicted of theft, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Kursk region said.

During the interrogation, the detainee, a resident of the Konyshevsky district, confessed to the crime. He said that together with his brother, working part-time at one of the sites, in his spare time, he penetrated into neighboring houses with the purpose of stealing property. The attackers got a power tool worth about 50 thousand rubles, which they planned to sell.

All stolen equipment was found and seized during the search. The property will be returned to the owner.

The suspects face up to five years in prison, police said.