30.10.2026 10:13
In Adana, jewelry craftsman Mehmet Ali L. (53) cut open the door of the shop of a silver wholesaler with whom he had previously done business using an oxygen cylinder, filled a suitcase and a sack with 115 kilograms of silver, some of it in ingots, and stole it. The suspect, who wore a helmet to avoid being recognized, painted his motorcycle, and wore a sock with a tattoo design on his arm, was identified from security cameras and arrested. Approximately 55 kilograms of the stolen silver was found and returned to its owner.
In ADANA, jewelry craftsman Mehmet Ali L. (53) entered the shop of silver wholesaler İshak Ş. (56), with whom he had previously done business, by cutting its door with an oxygen cylinder, and stole 115 kilograms of silver, some of it in ingots, filling a suitcase and sacks. The suspect, who was determined to have worn a helmet to avoid recognition and to have painted his motorcycle, was detained at his home and arrested. Security cameras captured the moments when the suspect arrived at the scene and left the business building with the stolen materials.
The incident occurred at night on Sefa Özler Street in the Kuruköprü Neighborhood of Seyhan district. Jewelry craftsman Mehmet Ali L. hid his face with a helmet and went with materials loaded onto his motorcycle to the business building where the shop of silver wholesaler İshak Ş., with whom he had previously done business, is located. Mehmet Ali L., who hid inside for a while, took action for the theft after working hours ended and the business building closed. Mehmet Ali L. cut the locks on the iron door of İshak Ş.'s shop with an oxygen cylinder and filled a suitcase and sack he had brought with him with 115 kilograms of silver, some of it in ingots, from the cabinets. The suspect left the shop after the theft and exited after also removing the door of the business building.
HE CARRIED THE SILVER IN TWO TRIPS
The suspect, who wanted to transport the silver he stole on his motorcycle, hid some of it among the bushes in the side street because it was heavy. Mehmet Ali L. went to his home in the Anadolu Neighborhood of Yüreğir district with the silver he stole, then returned to the scene, took the silver he had left there, and returned home. Security cameras captured the moments when the suspect went to the scene and left the area with the stolen materials.
HELMET, PAINTED MOTORCYCLE AND TATTOOED SOCK
Following the report by İshak Ş., who noticed the theft when he came to open his workplace, teams from the Public Order Branch Directorate's Theft and Pickpocketing Bureau Office launched an investigation into the incident. Examining the security camera footage in the area, the teams identified the suspect's home. The teams raided the house and seized the motorcycle, which was determined to have had some of its parts removed, replaced, and painted. It was also determined that suspect Mehmet Ali L. never took off the helmet on his head to avoid recognition and wore a sock with tattoo figures on his arm. In addition, the suitcase in which he carried the silver he stole was found in the woodshed of the suspect's house.
HE DENIED THE ACCUSATIONS AND WAS ARRESTED
Mehmet Ali L., who was taken to the police station, denied the accusations against him during questioning at the police station, claiming that he did not commit theft and had no connection with the incident. The suspect, who was referred to the courthouse after his procedures, was arrested in the court to which he was brought.
In addition, during searches at two different addresses, the teams found approximately 55 kilograms of the stolen silver and returned it to its owner.