In the Moscow region, a non-commissioned officer was detained on suspicion of taking part in residential robberies in the Nizhny Novgorod region, according to a report circulated on Telegram by Attention on the Moscow channel. The developing case has drawn attention to a police employee facing serious allegations about criminal activity in a neighboring region.
Initial findings indicate that the 28-year-old man held a position within the Pushkin police department. Authorities describe the sergeant as someone burdened by significant debts he could not repay. In September 2022, he and an accomplice allegedly planned and carried out four separate break-ins. The operation resulted in a haul valued at 90,000 rubles, 5,600 euros, a collection of Grand Seiko watches, and a substantial ransom of 700,000 rubles in Rolex watches, alongside other high-end timepieces including Breitling, Zenith El Primero, Hublot, Longines, Çorum, Audemars, Elysee, and Essence models.
Following the alleged incidents, the suspects were detained in the Moscow region and charged with theft. The case is being reviewed by investigators who are compiling further details and examining potential connections to other criminal activity in the area.
Separately, in Ufa, a case was reported involving a father who recorded his son being kidnapped, tortured, and blackmailed by a traffic officer over missing money. Law enforcement agencies are continuing to establish all the circumstances and causes of that incident as part of ongoing investigations and public safety efforts. [Source attribution: local law enforcement communications]