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Kamchatka Man to Face Trial Over Theft of Inflatable Santa

Prosecutors in Kamchatka have upheld the theft charge under Article 158 based on a reported loss exceeding 14,000 rubles.

Overview

  • The Prosecutor's Office of Kamchatka Krai says a resident of Vilyuchinsk is charged under Part 1, Article 158 of Russia's Criminal Code.
  • Investigators report the man, intoxicated on December 5, unplugged and deflated a store display and loaded it into a friend's car after claiming he had purchased it.
  • Police seized the inflatable from the car's trunk, and officials recorded the entrepreneur's loss at more than 14,000 rubles.
  • During questioning, the suspect said he wanted a New Year mood and would have taken the same decoration even sober.
  • Authorities state the initiation of the criminal case is lawful, and the defendant is set to stand trial.