Surcin: serial burglar arrested with stun gun and 14,000 euros
Belgrade City Police caught the suspect hiding in the bathroom of a Surcin property; items have been seized and handed to the prosecutor's office.
Officers from the Belgrade City Police Administration arrested a suspect tied to a series of break-ins in the Surcin municipality. The operation was announced on May 27 by the Interior Ministry.
The suspect was caught in the bathroom of one of the last properties he had, by the grounds for suspicion, planned to break into. He had tried to hide from arriving officers.
What was found in the search
In the search of the suspect, officers found:
- a stun gun
- around 14,000 euros in foreign currency
The items were seized within the statutory deadline and handed for review to the Belgrade Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office, which will rule on the procedural status of the findings.
According to sources close to the investigation, the suspect has been mentioned in recent months in several break-in cases. The cases run in Surcin, Bezanija and Novi Beograd. Detailed linking to individual cases is in progress.
Sentences under the Criminal Code
The criminal offence of aggravated theft under Article 204 of the Criminal Code, when committed by forced entry, breaking in or overcoming obstacles, carries a sentence of one to eight years. In its aggravated form, when the value of the stolen item exceeds 1,500,000 dinars, or when committed within a group, the sentence rises to between two and ten years.
Possession of a stun gun, under the Law on Weapons and Ammunition, is the criminal offence of unauthorised production, possession, carrying and trafficking of weapons under Article 348. It carries six months to five years in prison. The classification depends on the prosecutor’s assessment and on whether the weapon was used in committing other offences.
Forensic examination of evidence from earlier scenes
The Belgrade Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office has not officially confirmed how many break-in cases are linked to the suspect. By standard procedure, the office has ordered forensic examination of:
- footwear
- breaking tools
- fingerprints collected at earlier crime scenes
Next steps
The next procedural step is questioning of the suspect at the Belgrade Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office. A motion will follow for either 48-hour custody or up to 30 days of pre-trial detention, if the prosecutor’s office finds grounds under Article 211 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The suspect will remain in police premises until questioning.
The MUP reminds citizens that suspicious circumstances can be reported by calling 192, available 24 hours a day. According to unofficial accounts, the arrest followed a tip-off from neighbours who noticed the suspect’s movements in the yard of one of the houses.
Will the criminal complaint expand to more linked cases once evidence is processed? Follow updates from the prosecutor’s office on our portal.
