A resident of Gatchina received a sentence for stealing a bicycle and household appliances from the apartment

In Gatchina, the court sentenced a 41-year-old local resident. The man was accused of theft with causing minor damage, the press service of the Gatchina city court reported.

It was established that in the period from 15 to 21 October 2025, the defendant entered the apartment in the district “River” in the village of Small Kolpany Gatchina district. Opening the front door, he secretly stole a TV, a bicycle, two music speakers and a laptop. The victim estimated the value of the property at 19 thousand rubles.

Since part of the property was then discovered at the defendant and returned, the amount of material damage caused amounted to 14 thousand rubles, which the court recognized as significant for the victim.

It is known that this was not his first theft. As a result, he received two and a half years in prison. They will be held in a strict regime colony. The court's verdict has entered into force.

Earlier, “MK in Leningrad region” said that a resident of Vsevolozhsk was sentenced to 7 years in prison for the murder of a woman.