In Irkutsk, suspects in the robbery of the Euroset mobile phone store were detained

In Irkutsk, criminal police detained two local residents suspected of a brazen attack on the Euroset mobile phone store. Police say the men sprayed tear gas, smashed a display window and stole seven expensive phones, then tried to flee. During the operation, their identities were established, the stolen goods were seized, and a robbery case was opened.

Officers of the criminal investigation department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Irkutsk detained two Irkutsk residents suspected of attacking the Euroset mobile phone store.
As a reminder, the brazen raid was carried out at about 3 p.m. on August 31 on 2nd Zheleznodorozhnaya Street. Police officers who arrived at the scene recorded that two men burst into the store and sprayed tear gas, after which they smashed the display case and stole seven expensive phones.
In search of witnesses, police officers interviewed more than 30 people, conducted apartment-by-apartment and house-by-house checks, and screened citizens previously prosecuted for similar unlawful acts for possible involvement.
Detectives managed to identify the alleged perpetrators. One of the criminals, after the offense, went to Usolye-Sibirskoye, where he was detained. The second robber was hiding with an acquaintance, as he had no fixed place of residence.
At the police station, the young men, one of whom had previously already been held liable for property crimes, confessed to what they had done. As a result of further work, the stolen property was seized from the criminals.
At present, on this fact, investigators have opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 161 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Robbery committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy). The maximum penalty under the article provides for imprisonment for up to seven years.