Jewelry Worth 2 Million TL Was Stolen Due to Police Identity Fraud in Kozçeşme

The suspects, who introduced themselves as police officers, told a citizen residing in Kozçeşme village of Biga district that his identity was used in a theft case and that the gold in his house should be examined. The suspects gained the trust of the citizens by sending police IDs and various photos via WhatsApp. The citizen handed over jewelry worth approximately 2 million TL to a person who came to his house on September 16. He applied to the gendarmerie on September 17.

GSM, License Plate Recognition System (PTS) and camera records were examined in the studies carried out by the Biga District Gendarmerie Command and JASAT (Gendarmerie Detectives) teams, in line with the instructions of the Biga Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, to identify and capture the suspects of the fraud incident that took place in the Biga district of Çanakkale Provincial Gendarmerie Command. As a result of the investigations, the vehicle used in the incident and the suspects driving the vehicle were identified as A.P. (66) and O.K., who received the jewelry. (27) was detected.

Within the scope of the search warrant taken to capture the suspects, a simultaneous operation was carried out at addresses in Istanbul on September 23. A.P. in the operation. and O.K. He was caught and detained. During the searches carried out on them and their residences, 2 mobile phones and 1 tablet were seized. It was determined that the owner of the vehicle used in the incident, L.P. (59), was abroad.

O.K., one of the suspects who was referred to the judicial authorities after their procedures at the gendarmerie. was arrested. Suspect A.P. was released.

In the statement made by the Çanakkale Governorship on the subject, "Our citizens are requested not to pay attention to people who pose as police, gendarmerie or prosecutor and demand money or jewelry; when they encounter such requests, they should report it to the 112 Emergency Call Center. Çanakkale Provincial Gendarmerie Command continues its efforts to prevent crimes and catch criminals on a 24/7 basis, regardless of working hours, for the peace and security of our citizens." It was said that it is being done.