Police Catch Burglars by Following their Snow Tracks
Several break-ins were reported on Sunday night, according to the police.
On Krouvintie, a storage area was broken into. When the guard went to inspect it, he found a 53 year-old intoxicated man. The man, who was not from Oulu, was later arrested for attempted theft.
In Hiironen the Neste service station was broken into by people after beer and cigarettes. Having got want they wanted, they escaped by bicycle. Later the police simply followed the bicycle tracks all the way back to a home in Kaukovainio, where three suspects were arrested for breaking and entering and theft.
In Kempele, a car parts were stolen from a scrap-yard. Police happened to stop the thieves in connection with a traffic offence. The car was searched and a man and a woman were arrested for theft.
