In Irkutsk, a 26 year old supermarket employee was detained on suspicion of stealing money from someone else's bank card. According to investigators, a customer left the card at the checkout, and a few days later more than 25 thousand rubles were withdrawn from it. Police remind, if you lose a card, contact the bank immediately and block it to avoid losing funds.
A resident of the Sverdlovsky District of Irkutsk filed a report with the police. As the woman said, she lost a bank card from which unknown persons withdrew more than 25 thousand rubles.Officers of the criminal investigation department of Police Station No. 7 detained a 26-year-old woman from Irkutsk, an employee of one of the city’s supermarkets, on suspicion of committing the crime. As established during the investigation, the victim forgot her bank card at the store checkout. The supermarket cashier explained that she had planned to return the credit card to its owner, but the woman never came back. A few days later, the store employee could not resist the temptation and withdrew cash from someone else’s bank card.
A criminal case has been opened under Article 158, Part 2 (theft). The sanction of this article provides for a maximum penalty of up to 5 years’ imprisonment.
Police officers remind you that if your bank card is lost or stolen, in order to avoid losing your funds, you must immediately contact bank employees and block it.
Based on materials from the Press Service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Irkutsk