The police pointed out that on August 1 of this year, the Riga Kurzeme District of the State Police received a complaint from a man that in the period from July 31, 2020 to August 1, the courtyard of the house in Riga, Lemešu Street, had been stolen. production car “BMW” “316”.
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Police launched an investigation into the incident and announced a search for vehicles.
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The next day, August 2, a man in a search car suffered a traffic accident, so the police obtained information about the location of the vehicle. The accident took place in Riga, in the roundabout of Buļļu Street. No one suffered in it. Examining the driver’s identity, the police found that he was born in 1989 and did not have the right to drive. In addition, the man’s behavior showed that he was behind the wheel under the influence of drugs or other intoxicants. Expertise has been appointed to determine this.
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The man has confessed to stealing the car. It is revealed that he got into the stranger’s car through the luggage compartment and started the engine, bypassing the ignition mechanism. At the time of the accident, a passenger was born next to him in the car – a man born in 1988. He is currently a suspect in criminal proceedings, but his connection to the crime will be clarified during the investigation.
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In connection with the incident, criminal proceedings have been initiated pursuant to Section 175, Paragraph three of the Criminal Law – regarding the theft of a vehicle. For such crimes, the law provides for imprisonment for up to five years or temporary imprisonment, or forced labor, or a fine with or without confiscation of property.
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If the results of the examination show that the man was under the influence of narcotic drugs or other substances, the initiated criminal proceedings will also be qualified according to Section 262, Paragraph one of the Criminal Law – for driving, if there is no driving license substances.
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A man born in 1989 was sentenced to imprisonment.
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