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A woman and a man have been arrested for burglarizing the homes of elderly people pretending to be employees of a gas distribution company.

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18 July 2025, 11:36
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The Capital Police detained a 31-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman on suspicion of burglary and fraud after they broke into the homes of elderly people in Bucharest. The victims, including a 97-year-old grandfather, were tricked under the pretext that they were representatives of a gas company and the total damage amounted to 11,600 lei. The two were found in Ilfov county and were taken for questioning.

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O femeie şi un bărbat care au pretins că sunt angajaţi ai unei companii de distribuţie gaze şi au intrat în mai multe locuinţe din Bucureşti, de unde au sustras bani, reţinuţi / Victimele, persoane vârstnice
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Un bunic de 97 de ani, victima unui jaf în Capitală. Infractorii s-au dat drept angajați la gaze

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