10.02.2026 19:51
A suspect who broke into a jewelry store in Kayseri by smashing the shutters with a forklift and stole items, then fled the scene on a donkey, was caught by the police. Those moments were captured on security cameras.
A suspect who entered a jewelry store in Kayseri with a stolen forklift stole 150 grams of jewelry and then fled on a donkey. The captured individual was arrested.
HE ROBBED A JEWELRY STORE WITH A FORKLIFT
The incident occurred around 4:00 AM yesterday in the jewelry store located on Tekin Street in the İldem Cumhuriyet neighborhood of the Melikgazi district. M.Ç. (26) arrived at the jewelry store in a stolen forklift. The suspect broke the store's shutters with the forklift, entered, and stole 150 grams of jewelry.
As the alarm went off, a large number of police teams were dispatched to the scene. The police teams initiated efforts to capture the suspect who fled the scene.
HE FLED ON A DONKEY
Teams from the Provincial Police Department's Public Order Branch Theft and Pickpocketing Bureau identified the suspect as M.Ç. as a result of fieldwork and camera analysis. M.Ç., who was taken into custody, was arrested and sent to prison after processing at the police station. The 150 grams of gold found buried in the ground was returned to its owner.
Meanwhile, the moment of the incident was captured by security cameras. The footage showed M.Ç. breaking the jeweler's shutter with the forklift and entering the store. The moments when the suspect stole jewelry from the jeweler and fled the scene on a donkey were also reflected in the footage.