07.11.2026 10:52
In Istanbul’s Kartal district, a Moldovan suspect who stole 200 rings, 3 gold earrings, and 3 bracelets from a jewelry store he entered by copying the code of the shutter remote control was caught at Sabiha Gökçen Airport while trying to flee abroad. It turned out that the 200 rings he stole were plastic demo rings placed in the display as a precaution against thieves. The suspect was arrested.
A Moldovan national suspect who stole from a jewelry store in Kartal, Istanbul by copying the password of the shutter system's remote control was detained while trying to leave the country from Sabiha Gökçen Airport. It was learned that the 200 gold rings the suspect stole during the theft were plastic demo rings placed in the display case. Security cameras captured the moments when the suspect committed the theft.
In the incident that occurred in the Orhantepe neighborhood of Kartal on November 4, a thief who entered the jewelry store after midnight stole 200 rings, 3 gold earrings and 3 bracelets from the display case and fled. In the investigation initiated after the business owner reported it, it emerged that the thief was captured by security cameras. In the footage, the suspect was seen copying the password of the remote control for the workplace's shutter system and thus easily entering inside. In the footage, it was determined that the suspect took the jewelry in the display case and quickly fled the scene.
THE 200 RINGS HE STOLE TURNED OUT TO BE FAKE
The Theft Bureau teams determined that the 200 gold-looking rings stolen from the jewelry store were plastic demo rings placed by the business owner as a precaution against thieves. The business owner said that the 3 gold earrings and 3 bracelets stolen were real and that his total loss was approximately 150 thousand lira.
CAUGHT AT THE AIRPORT ONE DAY LATER
Police teams followed the security camera footage and put the suspect under surveillance. It was learned that the suspect bought a plane ticket one day later and would try to flee abroad from Sabiha Gökçen Airport. Police teams, who took precautions at the airport, detained the suspect.
CAME AS A TOURIST, WAS ARRESTED
Moldovan national N.M. (32), who was interrogated at the Public Order Branch Directorate, was found to have entered Turkey as a tourist on October 7, 2026. The suspect, determined to have come to Istanbul to commit theft, was arrested and sent to prison after being referred to the courthouse following his procedures.