Than Van Nam opened a relative's safe, stole three SJC gold taels, sold one for 180 million dong, and used the money to buy an iPhone 17 Pro Max for his girlfriend.
Tran Quang Truong reportedly climbed onto a rooftop to break into a residence, stealing a safe. He then took it to his rented room, broke it open, and made off with 5,2 taels of gold and various jewelry items.
A group of thieves filmed their own break-in at a jewelry store, even posing for the camera, but were apprehended before they could share the footage online.
A gold theft in Turkey turned into a comical incident after the perpetrator, who stole 150g of gold from a store, opted for a donkey as his getaway vehicle instead of a waiting car, unlike scenes from a movie.