{"id":8410,"date":"2021-07-27T17:51:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T09:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=8410"},"modified":"2021-07-28T15:58:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T07:58:09","slug":"man-caught-robbing-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/man-caught-robbing-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Caught Robbing House, Pretends To Be Owner & Invites Police In For Drinks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Man caught while robbing house, pretends to be the owner<\/h2>\n
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Robberies, burglaries, and scams<\/a> are, unfortunately, still common issues in Vietnam. It seems many criminals think they\u2019re cleverer than the law. They fabricate what they thought were cunning plans to carry out their illegal acts, confident that tricks and sleights of hand can help them escape legal consequences.<\/p>\n

In a particularly bizarre recent case, a burglar, when caught in the act of robbing a house, actually pretended to be the house\u2019s owner<\/strong> and even tried to invite police officers in for a drink<\/strong>. As silly as it sounds, the man actually came prepared with evidence to support his false story.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, however, all that scheming didn\u2019t save him from getting arrested. Here\u2019s how the story plays out.<\/p>\n

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When caught robbing, the man said he was the owner of the house<\/h3>\n
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\nThe man was spotted removing an air conditioner’s condenser from a house<\/em>
\nImage credit: Thanh Ni\u00ean<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

On Saturday, police officers at Ng\u0169 H\u00e0nh S\u01a1n District, \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng City arrested 31-year-old L\u00ea T\u1ea5n Vi\u1ec7t on account of burglary, Thanh Ni\u00ean<\/a> reported. Interestingly enough, the man had prepared quite a story as a backup plan in case he got caught.<\/p>\n

As Thanh Ni\u00ean\u2019s article stated, on the afternoon of 24th July, while on Covid-19 patrol, local police officers spotted Vi\u1ec7t trying to remove an air conditioner’s condenser \u2013 the part often left outdoor to disperse heat \u2013 from the outside wall of a house.<\/p>\n

When questioned, the man said he was the house\u2019s owner and was trying to take the device down for repair.<\/p>\n

As if to prove his words, he confidently produced a key from his pocket and unlocked the house\u2019s front door. He even tried to invite the police in for a drink.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for the burglar, there was one twist he could never have planned for, one that proved to be his undoing.<\/p>\n

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He\u2019d replaced the house\u2019s lock with his own to pull off the ruse<\/h3>\n
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\nVi\u1ec7t at the police station<\/em>
\nImage adapted from Thanh Ni\u00ean<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

As it turned out, one officer in the patrol recognized Vi\u1ec7t as a former criminal who had previously been in prison for theft and causing property damage, so they didn\u2019t buy his ruse.<\/p>\n

The man was then taken to the local police station, and upon further questioning, he couldn\u2019t remain elusive any longer. He admitted to his theft attempt, explaining that he\u2019d broken the house\u2019s lock earlier and replaced it with another lock he\u2019d brought to pull off his trick.<\/p>\n

But it would seem that his notoriety from his past crimes betrayed him in the end.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t try to outsmart the laws<\/h3>\n
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To be fair, the burglar seems to have invested a lot of thought into his scheme. Too bad he didn\u2019t channel all that effort into more honest work.<\/p>\n

In a way, we could say that his capture was karma catching up to him. Vi\u1ec7t served a prison sentence once and, once released, could have chosen to move on from his past. But he continued down this dark path and paid for it in the end, again.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s hope he can learn from it this time, and that he can eventually improve himself to become a more constructive member of society.<\/p>\n

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