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SINCE The Ophia District Prosecutor’s Office prosecutes a 34-year-old woman who tried to rob a store in Sofia announced today by the Prosecutor’s Office.
The woman is accused that on Saturday in a store on Cherkovna Street in the capital, she made an attempt to seize foreign movable property, a sum of money of BGN 1,897.03, from the possession of the store cashier, with the intention of illegally appropriating them. , using force and threats, the statement said.
The defendant struck a brick in the guard’s scalp area at the store, then came to a cash register in the store, pulled out a gun and said loudly, “This is robbery! Open the safe!” and he started banging on the cash register safe.
The robbery attempt was left unfinished, she was stopped by store employees until the arrival of the police teams.
The crime, for the woman who appears as a defendant, is punishable by imprisonment from three to ten years. Given the high public danger of the act, a prosecutor on duty from the Sofia District Prosecutor’s Office ruled detention of the accused for up to 72 hours.
An application will be prepared and submitted to the Sofia District Court on Tuesday for a “detention in custody” restraint measure against her.
A 34-year-old woman has been arrested for trying to rob a store in the capital.
This was stated by the Minister of the Interior, Hristo Terziiski, today in the program “Hello, Bulgaria” in NOVA. He explained that the woman has no criminal record so far.
Attempted robbery in a department store in Sofia
“The characteristic of this case is that if it is from an active criminal contingent, it will take some measures to disguise itself, but it has not taken such actions,” the minister explained.
“She was detained by a decree of the Sofia District Prosecutor’s Office for 72 hours and psychiatric examinations will be ordered to see the motives and reasons for this action,” Terziiski added.
He added that they do not have data that the person works in a formal job, most likely unemployed.
“The weapon he used was a gas weapon and it belonged to his relative. It is legally owned,” he added.
“Statistics from early 2020 show a decrease in all types of criminal activity”Hristo Terziiski commented.
“The decrease is in theft and fraud. However, we see the same level of criminal activity in domestic violence, compared to 2019. Everything else is going down,” added the minister.
The minister also drew attention to the case in which a repeat offender appeared as a cashier and stole part of the pension of an elderly man in Sofia.
“The detainee got out of jail very early and so far we have documented two cases committed by him. I think he will get what he deserves,” Terziiski added.
Minister Terziiski also explained that the economic situation of the country affects the criminogenic situation.
“It is normal, when people’s incomes are reduced, if they are self-conscious and do not have a criminal tendency, to follow the rules of public life. However, there are those who find themselves in a dead end and can do something,” he explained.
However, the minister insisted that there could not be police in all stores.
“The holidays are approaching and we want to be where there are a lot of people to maintain public order,” Terziiski added.
