Police in Kamieniec Ząbkowicki located and detained a 35-year-old Slovak resident shortly after a shop theft.[1] He still had the stolen products on him, along with a small amount of marijuana.[1]
The incident occurred on 10 November at about 7:30 a.m.[1] The man entered a shop in Kamieniec Ząbkowicki, took alcohol and a drink from the shelves and left without paying.[1] The alcohol and drink together were worth about PLN 120.[1] Shop staff notified the police and passed on information about the perpetrator.[1] Officers started a search that quickly produced a result.[1]
Polish criminal law punishes particularly audacious theft with 6 months to 8 years of imprisonment.[1] Whether the man’s behaviour will be qualified that way is to be decided by the competent authorities.[1] Ząbkowice Śląskie police spokeswoman Katarzyna Mazurek said shoplifting does not always end with a fine and that the concrete circumstances, not the value alone, decide the legal qualification.[1]
