One thief arrested again by the public in Lashio

Mekong, July 29 Northern Shan State. Information sources reported that a thief was voluntarily arrested by local residents in Lashio. Yesterday, July 28, a thief was apprehended by local residents while attempting to break into and steal from a house in Ward 1, Lashio City. "The thief was caught while breaking into the house and was surrounded and arrested. It was the public who arrested him. It was a voluntary arrest. After arresting him, he was handed over to the police. Yes, he was arrested yesterday and immediately handed over to the police," said a Lashio resident. The source also stated that the homeowners suffered no material losses as the thief was apprehended in time. The military junta's administrators have prohibited the posting of arrests of thieves online after they are voluntarily apprehended. However, the public has not agreed to this prohibition and has protested against it. In Lashio City, a drug addict who threatened passersby with a gun was arrested by the public on July 22, followed by a motorcycle thief on July 17, and a car thief on July 14. In Lashio City, which is under the control of the military junta, theft, robbery, and looting are occurring frequently, and some incidents have resulted in deaths. On July 19, robbers looted property from a house in Ward 10, Lashio City, and also killed two residents inside the house.