CRIMINAL OMSK

Robbery is the violent theft of someone else's property. The criminal law of Russia defines robbery as an attack with the purpose of stealing someone else's property, committed with the use of violence or the threat of violence. It is classified under Article 162 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

The Soviet District, once the capital of "gangsters" and drug trafficking, has become much safer over the years. Now it is a district with average crime rates in Omsk. Its criminality is characterized by the presence of several high-rise residential areas with courtyard wells, where most of the criminal activity takes place - drugs are sold and attacks are committed.

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> A 23-year-old electrician from Novosibirsk, who was on tour, was caught in two attacks on pensioners in Omsk in late October 2020. In both cases, he installed energy-saving meters for his victims, and then returned a few days later allegedly to check them, but instead he took out a knife, threatened them and demanded money. He took 3,500 rubles from a 93-year-old woman and a bag containing 5,000 rubles from an 86-year-old woman. The suspect was arrested in a rented apartment.

> An Omsk man earned two criminal cases, including attempted murder, for attacking an 81-year-old pensioner and an 18-year-old girl with a knife. On October 26, 2022, he first wounded the elderly woman with a knife in the entrance of a house on Chelyuskintsev Street and took her bag with her wallet. Later that evening, in a house on Syezdovskaya Street, the suspect held a knife to the young woman and took her bag of belongings. The attacker was only arrested two days later, and during questioning, he claimed that voices in his head ordered him to kill sinners.

> An Omsk resident has been involved in two criminal cases, including attempted murder, after he attacked an 81-year-old pensioner and an 18-year-old girl with a knife. On October 26, 2022, he first stabbed the elderly Omsk resident in the entrance of a building on Chelyuskintsev Street and took her purse with a wallet. Later that evening, in a building on Syezdovskaya Street, the suspect held a knife to the young woman and took a bag of belongings from her. The attacker was only arrested two days later, and during questioning he claimed that voices in his head ordered him to kill sinners.

The Leninsky District is the largest in Omsk. The main attraction for people is the railway station. The most criminal areas of the district are located in the south, where there is a private sector and many representatives of different cultures live. Constant clashes and quarrels on a national basis, too large a territory and the absence of surveillance cameras are the guarantee of high crime in the area.

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> In early September 2022, the suspect held a 15-year-old schoolboy at gunpoint and demanded money. When he realized the teenager had no money, he stole his smartphone worth 3,000 rubles and fled. The suspect was later arrested at his technical school, where he studied, and the stolen phone had already been sold to a passerby..

> In late summer 2020, the suspect robbed three mushroom pickers - two men and a woman - in a forest near Batumskaya Street. He mistook them for drug addicts looking for stashes and beat them up before taking a knife, a smartphone worth 10,500 rubles, and 70 rubles in cash.

> A 22-year-old man from Omsk was robbed of his smartphone three times. It all started when a 22-year-old acquaintance came to him in early August, demanding payment of a non-existent debt. When the victim refused, the suspect stole his phone twice and pawned it, only for the victim to buy it back himself. On the third occasion, the suspect went to the victim's workplace and, threatening him with a knife, stole his phone again.

The Soviet District, once the capital of "gangsters" and drug trafficking, has become much safer over the years. Now it is a district with average crime rates in Omsk. Its criminality is characterized by the presence of several high-rise residential areas with courtyard wells, where most of the criminal activity takes place - drugs are sold and attacks are committed.

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> A 51-year-old man from Omsk suffered a double failure after being arrested for robberies against women. The first incident occurred on January 9, 2021, when the suspect tried to steal a bag from a 57-year-old woman but failed. He then attacked his victim with a stationery knife and fled, but only managed to cut the bag and coat. In a similar manner, the audacious robber attacked a 67-year-old pensioner on Malinovskogo Street and, like the first time, left empty-handed. The man was apprehended in a neighboring courtyard two hours later.

> A 43-year-old karate coach from Omsk carried out a daring raid on a microfinance office on Neftezavodskaya Street. In mid-September 2021, he entered the premises and, threatening the manager with a pocket knife, stole 18,000 rubles. The attacker was arrested with the help of surveillance cameras and investigative work. It was revealed that the suspect lived in one of the nearby buildings, where he was arrested.

> A resident of Omsk peacefully fell asleep on the doorstep of his apartment after committing two robberies against women earlier that day, one of which left a woman seriously injured with a knife wound. In the morning of September 20, 2021, he climbed through a window into a dormitory on 50 Let Profsoyuzov Street but was caught by a 64-year-old landlady. The pensioner tried to stop the uninvited guest, but was hit with a knife and lost a lot of blood. As he fled, the attacker lost his jacket, in the pocket of which the police found a cell phone with his photo. At the same time, on 19th Partsyezda Street, the Omsk resident approached a girl sitting on a bench, hit her in the face and took her bag and two smartphones. Within an hour, the operatives were waking up the drunken suspect.

The Octyabrsky District is traditionally one of the most crime-ridden areas. Omsk's "Detroit" or "Chicago" is generally similar to its foreign counterparts - poor infrastructure, an abundance of industrial enterprises, and one of the most depressing landscapes outside the window. The overall depression of the area spills over into aggression, so violent crimes are most often committed here, while sexual crimes are much rarer.

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> Like in a computer game from the GTA series, a 34-year-old resident of Omsk went on a rampage. It all started in July 2021 when he broke into a vegetable kiosk on 21st Amurskaya Street, stole 2,500 rubles, and set the trade point on fire. The damage from the fire exceeded 434,000 rubles. A month later, he hit a consignment store clerk on Molodogvardeyskaya Street on the head with a hammer and tried to take a tray of jewelry but lost it. Then there was an attack on a shopping complex on 5th Kordnaya Street with a gas canister, where the suspect stole jewelry worth 430,000 rubles. The rampage ended with car theft. The suspect was only arrested almost four months later in a rented apartment in Yekaterinburg.

> A previously convicted 45-year-old resident of Omsk, who had been sentenced for murder, hooliganism, and harm to health, asked a passerby on 4th Transportnaya Street for a cigarette and to use his phone in early March 2022. After receiving a refusal, he hit the 41-year-old victim on the head with a knife handle, took his smartphone, and fled. The police were able to identify the attacker thanks to a distinctive feature in his appearance, a gray beard. It was this feature that the operatives recognized, as they were familiar with the recidivist.

> The suspect in the robbery of his 34-year-old neighbor "kindly" shared the stolen money with his ex-wife. On November 2, 2022, the victim invited his offender over for a visit, and the men drank and quarreled. After that, the guest knocked out the owner of the apartment, and when he came to, he pulled out a knife, took the smartphone, and forced the victim to transfer money from his bank card to his account. As a result, the total damage exceeded 38,000 rubles. Then the suspect tied up the neighbor's hands and feet and fled. The victim managed to free himself and reach his relatives.

The Kirovsky district is the most undeveloped in terms of territory among all districts of the city, but also one of the most crime-ridden. The area suffers from a acute lack of infrastructure, with chaotic construction in some places and private residential areas. In such conditions, organized crime inevitably develops, which goes hand in hand with robberies and violent attacks.

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> Only 4 packs of cigarettes became the loot of a 29-year-old resident of Omsk, who took them by threatening the kiosk owner with a kitchen knife on Stepanca Street. It all started when unknown persons took cigarettes from the man a few days before in late May 2021. He went home, armed himself with a cold weapon, and set off to get some cigarettes. Random passers-by noticed the attacker fleeing from the store and pointed out the entrance to the building where he ran. There, on the balcony of one of the apartments, local police officers detained the attacker.

> After a chance meeting at a cafe on Komarova Street, a 41-year-old Omsk resident was left without a gold chain and cross worth about 300,000 rubles. On July 14, 2022, one of his new acquaintances pushed the man, sat on top of him, put a knife to his throat, and tore off the jewelry. The description of the attacker was passed on to all law enforcement officers, and he was soon apprehended by the National Guard. In the pocket of the 20-year-old boy, who had not previously been brought to justice, the stolen gold was found.

> A concerned 35-year-old resident of Omsk was able to apprehend a suspect in an attack on a tobacco kiosk saleswoman. It all started on Komkova Street on July 18, 2022, when the man heard a girl screaming, ran after the unknown attacker, caught him in the courtyard of a house, and held him until the police arrived. It turned out that the detained person had broken into the kiosk, put a knife to the 18-year-old employee's throat, and demanded money. After grabbing a bag containing about 2,000 rubles, he fled.

Theft is the act of openly stealing someone else's property. It is classified as a crime committed intentionally under Article 161 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. It differs from robbery in that it is committed without the use of violence or with violence without endangering the health and life of others. It cannot be characterized as a crime committed through negligence.

The Central district of Omsk is traditionally considered one of the calmest districts of the city. However, due to the highest percentage of population and the inclusion of openly depressed territories (such as the Pervokirpichny microdistrict) and an impressive private sector, as well as a transit position between other districts of the Central district, it still occupies the first place in the number of committed crimes.

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> Two men, aged 35 and 41, who had previously been convicted of murder and causing grievous bodily harm, committed a robbery and attempted to steal a television worth 28,000 rubles from a 49-year-old man's house on 3rd Chelyuskintsev Street. One of them stumbled while trying to escape with the stolen TV, causing it to break. They couldn't sell the broken TV to a pawnshop and had to throw it away in the garbage. The suspects entered the victim's house illegally, and while one distracted him, the other stole the TV. This crime was considered a premeditated robbery without the use of violence, as opposed to a robbery with the use of violence that poses a threat to the victim's health or life.

> On the evening of December 5, 2021, a 36-year-old resident of Omsk attacked a 46-year-old woman and her 26-year-old daughter on Karl Marx Avenue, attempting to snatch their handbag. Failing to get the handbag, he stole a wallet from the top instead and ran away. However, two men caught up with him at the "Zhemychuzhina" bus stop and tried to apprehend him. A scuffle ensued, during which the attacker's documents, phone, and the stolen wallet fell out of his jacket pockets.

> On January 16, 2022, a 26-year-old Omsk woman with no prior criminal record snatched a smartphone from an 8-year-old girl who was returning from a music school. After 45 minutes, she was caught by a police officer and a dog handler with a service dog. Seeing people in uniform, the suspect attempted to flee but was unsuccessful.

The Soviet District, once the capital of "gangsters" and drug trafficking, has become much safer over the years. Now it is a district with average crime rates in Omsk. Its criminality is characterized by the presence of several high-rise residential areas with courtyard wells, where most of the criminal activity takes place - drugs are sold and attacks are committed.

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> Sneakers and a toy gun became the loot of a 24-year-old man from Omsk, who attacked a 19-year-old guy. It happened in mid-September 2020 in one of Omsk's pawnshops, where the victim came to see an acquaintance. After a while, the drunken suspect appeared there. He didn't like the student's appearance and his dyed hair, so he tried to set it on fire, and then dragged the young man outside and beat him up. The gun fell during the scuffle, and the attacker took the guy's sneakers when he tried to drag him outside for the second time.

> An ordinary brick became a weapon of attack during a robbery in a cell phone store on Prospekt Mira. On June 16, 2021, an unknown man entered the store, smashed one of the windows with building materials and took two smartphones worth 27 thousand rubles. The suspect was detained by the railway station. The detained man turned out to be a 30-year-old Omsk resident with no fixed place of residence.

> In early April 2022, a previously convicted 38-year-old man from Omsk noticed his victim. She was a 77-year-old pensioner. The man followed the victim all the way to her home, entered the entrance with her, where he tricked her and started going up the stairs. He heard the elevator stop at a certain floor, ran up to the grandmother and snatched her bag, which contained about 3 thousand rubles. Cameras that recorded the route the attacker fled helped identify him.

The Octyabrsky District is traditionally one of the most crime-ridden areas. Omsk's "Detroit" or "Chicago" is generally similar to its foreign counterparts - poor infrastructure, an abundance of industrial enterprises, and one of the most depressing landscapes outside the window. The overall depression of the area spills over into aggression, so violent crimes are most often committed here, while sexual crimes are much rarer.

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> The preparation for a school concert in the park on Kosmicheskiy Prospekt ended in trouble for a 15-year-old teenager. On October 16, 2020, while rehearsing a song on his guitar, a drunk 23-year-old man approached him and asked to play. After being refused, the man took the instrument worth 8,000 rubles and left. Later, the police found and confiscated the guitar at the Khitry market, and the robber was arrested in the Kemerovo region, where he was trying to leave for work in Irkutsk.

> It took Omsk police only half an hour to arrest a suspect in a robbery against a 63-year-old pensioner. The victim reported that on the evening of January 12, 2021, he went to a store for groceries. A young man approached him on Kosmicheskiy Prospekt and asked for 50 rubles for a ride. When the Omsk resident took out a bundle of money, the unknown man snatched it from his hands and ran away. The attacker was found near the store not far from the crime scene. He turned out to be a 26-year-old Omsk resident who had already spent the stolen money on alcohol.

> A 30-year-old resident of the Omsk district paid for his taxi ride with a stolen phone. The man tricked a 16-year-old boy who was waiting for a bus at the "28th Rabochaya" stop and took his phone. The suspect asked for the phone - supposedly to make a call. The teenager agreed to the request, but the stranger started to walk away and then ran away when asked to return the phone.

The Leninsky District is the largest in Omsk. The main attraction for people is the railway station. The most criminal areas of the district are located in the south, where there is a private sector and many representatives of different cultures live. Constant clashes and quarrels on a national basis, too large a territory and the absence of surveillance cameras are the guarantee of high crime in the area.

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> A 36-year-old woman with a previous criminal record from Omsk attempted to steal a bus driver's phone. In mid-May 2021, the woman allegedly prepared to exit the bus at the "Siberian Avenue" stop and, as soon as the doors opened, grabbed the gadget lying on the dashboard and tried to escape. However, the victim did not lose his composure, chased after the thief and caught her in one of the courtyards nearby, after which he handed her over to the police.

> An attempted robbery for a 25-year-old Omsk resident ended up with him lying in a hospital bed: while fleeing the crime scene, he ran onto the road and was hit by a car. It all started on October 28, 2021, when the would-be robber entered a home appliances store on 6th Station Street and took a tablet computer worth 30,000 rubles from the display case. The salespeople started to chase the suspect, who then ran out onto the road.

> "Theft by a group of people." One February evening in 2021, they entered a trading pavilion on Mashinostroitel'naya Street and asked if they had samosas for sale. Upon hearing the refusal, the men broke the showcase and stole a box with the daily earnings of 22,000 rubles. One of the suspects was wearing a blue jacket, the other - a red one. The bright clothing helped to identify the robbers: the jackets were found in the snow by police officers, which led to the home of one of the suspects. Apparently, hunger drove the two Omsk residents to criminal activity under this article.

The Kirovsky district is the most undeveloped in terms of territory among all districts of the city, but also one of the most crime-ridden. The area suffers from a acute lack of infrastructure, with chaotic construction in some places and private residential areas. In such conditions, organized crime inevitably develops, which goes hand in hand with robberies and violent attacks.

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> A series of robberies in late May to early June 2020 were committed by two friends aged 20 and 22. In all cases, male victims were targeted who found themselves in the microdistrict of Solnechny or near the bus station at night. One victim lost his smartphone worth 21,000 rubles, the other lost 15,000 rubles in cash, and the third gave up a silver chain and mobile phone to the attackers. The suspects, who lived in neighboring apartments on Zvezdnaya street, were apprehended.

> In mid-March 2021, a 48-year-old woman from Omsk lost her bag containing documents and 4,900 rubles in cash in the entrance of her own building on Solnechnaya street. A young man rode the elevator with her and when the doors opened, he pushed the woman, grabbed the bag and fled. The victim provided a detailed description of the attacker, and he was caught on surveillance cameras. Police identified a previously convicted 25-year-old Omsk resident as a suspect, who was arrested in his own apartment. During questioning, it was revealed that the suspect had also robbed a 62-year-old pensioner on Omskaya street using a similar method.

> An 11-year-old schoolboy from Omsk ended up talking to the police as a victim after a routine walk in mid-June 2021. The child was walking in the courtyard of one of the buildings on Zvezdnaya street when an unknown man approached him and snatched his smartphone worth 20,000 rubles. The suspect was found and detained within an hour, and was revealed to be a previously convicted 42-year-old Omsk resident. He had already sold the stolen gadget to a pawnshop.

Rape is a form of sexual violence that involves engaging in sexual intercourse with another person without their consent. In Russian criminal law, it is defined as sexual intercourse using violence or the threat of violence, or by taking advantage of a helpless state. It is classified under Article 131 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

The Central district of Omsk is traditionally considered one of the calmest districts of the city. However, due to the highest percentage of population and the inclusion of openly depressed territories (such as the Pervokirpichny microdistrict) and an impressive private sector, as well as a transit position between other districts of the Central district, it still occupies the first place in the number of committed crimes.

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> Alcohol didn't stop a 35-year-old resident of Omsk, previously convicted for pedophilia, from getting behind the wheel on August 4, 2019, and driving around the city early in the morning. On Zaveryaev Street, he saw a 12-year-old girl walking alone and offered to give her a ride. The girl agreed, but instead of taking her home, the man drove her out of town into the woods, where he raped her. After that, he drove the crying child back to Omsk and left. The schoolgirl immediately told her relatives what had happened, and the rapist was arrested.

> A routine trip to work turned into a nightmare for a 51-year-old woman, an accountant at one of the large firms. Early in the morning on December 15, 2020, a drunk 27-year-old repeat offender attacked her on 8th Remeslennaya Street in Omsk, dragged her into a private house belonging to his friend, and raped her there. The rapist was practically apprehended on the same day.

The Soviet District, once the capital of "gangsters" and drug trafficking, has become much safer over the years. Now it is a district with average crime rates in Omsk. Its criminality is characterized by the presence of several high-rise residential areas with courtyard wells, where most of the criminal activity takes place - drugs are sold and attacks are committed.

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> A 37-year-old resident of Omsk chose not quite an ordinary way to "isolate" himself with his victim. On May 31, 2020, he consumed "spice" and, in a complete state of inadequacy, wandered into the entrance of one of the houses on 50 let Profsoyuzov Street, where he attacked a 33-year-old woman. Then he kicked in the door of a room belonging to a 60-year-old pensioner, cut the hostess with a shard of a bottle, and dragged a stranger inside. The Omsk women managed to fend off the attacker and ran out into the entrance, where they called for help.

> It took more than an hour to remove a 36-year-old suspect of raping a 15-year-old girl from a birch tree. Everything happened on January 13, 2022: the girl's mother went to work, and her partner, under the influence of drugs, raped his stepdaughter. After the assault, the girl ran away to her older sister, and her husband went to deal with the pedophile, who escaped and climbed the tree. The tree-climber received 15 years in a strict regime colony for his actions.

The Octyabrsky District is traditionally one of the most crime-ridden areas. Omsk's "Detroit" or "Chicago" is generally similar to its foreign counterparts - poor infrastructure, an abundance of industrial enterprises, and one of the most depressing landscapes outside the window. The overall depression of the area spills over into aggression, so violent crimes are most often committed here, while sexual crimes are much rarer.

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> On the evening of April 20, 2020, a 36-year-old Omsk taxi driver committed a "gallant" act after brutally raping his 21-year-old passenger - he "kindly" drove the girl home. It all started when the Omsk resident caught a taxi on the street while returning from the hospital. However, instead of taking her home, the driver took the girl to the Ring Road, where he raped her. After the arrest, the rapist tried to convince the authorities that everything was with mutual consent but failed a polygraph test.

> A previously convicted Omsk resident, a 38-year-old man who had been "tortured," fell asleep in the bushes near the scene of the crime. Around midnight on June 2, 2020, near private houses on 9th Line Street, he attacked a 45-year-old woman returning home, brutally beat her, threatened to kill her, and raped her. The Omsk resident immediately turned to the police, and the operatives found the attacker within an hour - he was peacefully asleep in the bushes near the scene of his depraved acts.

The Leninsky District is the largest in Omsk. The main attraction for people is the railway station. The most criminal areas of the district are located in the south, where there is a private sector and many representatives of different cultures live. Constant clashes and quarrels on a national basis, too large a territory and the absence of surveillance cameras are the guarantee of high crime in the area.

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> Double humiliation and abuse had to be endured by a married couple from Omsk immediately after the start of the new year, 2021. On the night of January 2, two recidivists, aged 41 and 20, broke into the couple's home. While the older accused was talking to the owner of the apartment, the younger one beat and raped his 49-year-old wife. After the attackers took the victims' mobile phones, they left to continue celebrating. When they ran out of money for alcohol, they returned to the couple, beat and raped the woman again, and also took the TV. A few hours later, this couple was detained by law enforcement.

> The 36-year-old suspect in the rape of a 22-year-old woman who was peacefully waiting for public transport at the "6th Station" stop in Omsk did not have time to leave for Moscow. Around 10:00 pm on September 21, 2021, an unknown man approached the woman and offered to get acquainted. After receiving a refusal, the stranger attacked the woman, dragged her into the bushes, where he raped and robbed her. Forensic experts identified the suspect's DNA and found out that he had previously been convicted of similar crimes. After the attack on the woman, he bought a ticket for the train and was heading to Moscow when he was arrested.

> A visit by a police officer to a high-rise apartment building on 2nd Tramway Street in response to a report of a burglary helped prevent a much more serious crime. As he climbed the stairs, the officer noticed an adult man and a partially undressed girl. It turned out that the 42-year-old resident of a neighboring state had previously met a 14-year-old girl online, arranged to meet her, and lured her into the entrance where he committed lewd acts and attempted to rape her.

The Kirovsky district is the most undeveloped in terms of territory among all districts of the city, but also one of the most crime-ridden. The area suffers from a acute lack of infrastructure, with chaotic construction in some places and private residential areas. In such conditions, organized crime inevitably develops, which goes hand in hand with robberies and violent attacks.

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> On the night of June 11, 2020, a drunken 43-year-old resident of Omsk broke into someone else's house, where the 55-year-old owner returned from her night shift some time later. The uninvited guest beat and raped the woman, but was eventually caught by a trick. The victim suggested going to the store for alcohol and asked for help at the store. As a result, two shoppers and the salesperson restrained and detained the rapist.

> Around 5 am on July 24, 2021, an ex-police officer heard a woman's cries for help near one of the buildings on Perelta Street and called her former colleagues. A police team arrived quickly on the scene and arrested a 32-year-old man. It turned out that he and his 39-year-old friend, who managed to escape, dragged a 32-year-old woman from Omsk who was returning from her shift at a cafe into the bushes and raped her. The second rapist was apprehended several days later.

Theft is the secret taking of someone else's property. It is classified under Article 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

The Central district of Omsk is traditionally considered one of the calmest districts of the city. However, due to the highest percentage of population and the inclusion of openly depressed territories (such as the Pervokirpichny microdistrict) and an impressive private sector, as well as a transit position between other districts of the Central district, it still occupies the first place in the number of committed crimes.

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> Baldness and thick eyebrows became crucial in catching a resident of Omsk who stole from a 64-year-old pensioner. It all happened on February 23, 2022, when the victim was celebrating Defender of the Fatherland Day and invited a random passerby named Sergey to his home. In the morning, the guest disappeared, and along with him, a leather jacket, smartphone, and guitar. The man only turned to the police a month later as he was in the hospital. Law enforcement officers found a store seller who remembered these two and said that the suspect was a frequent customer and, supposedly, he was bald with thick eyebrows. The resident of Omsk was detained, the phone and jacket were seized, but he simply left the guitar in the entrance, and it disappeared.

> A 38-year-old resident of Omsk managed to steal a bicycle right from the attic of a private house on Sazonova Street. The 28-year-old hostess discovered the theft only some time later when she decided to take out the bike but could not find it in its place. As it turned out, the suspect had recently rented a room in the house, which is why she was the first to come under suspicion. The woman was detained in mid-May 2022 and taken to the department, where she confessed to the theft and said that she sold the bike for only 1000 rubles.

> Meeting a "sweet" girl on a dating site turned into a loss of money for a 27-year-old resident of Omsk. After communicating, the girl suggested going to a show of popular stand-up comedians. The guy agreed and decided to pay for the tickets, so the new acquaintance sent a link for online purchase. The resident of Omsk entered his bank card details and transferred 3600 rubles, but received a message that the transaction did not go through. The support service asked him to enter his card details again, and then the pleasant person suddenly blocked the victim and deleted her account. That's when it became clear that scammers were at work.

The Soviet District, once the capital of "gangsters" and drug trafficking, has become much safer over the years. Now it is a district with average crime rates in Omsk. Its criminality is characterized by the presence of several high-rise residential areas with courtyard wells, where most of the criminal activity takes place - drugs are sold and attacks are committed.

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> A 16-year-old girl from Omsk ended up speaking with the police after a date with a 21-year-old man in her own apartment while her parents were away at their dacha. When the adults returned, they found that a gold chain and money were missing, with a total damage of around 215,000 rubles. Law enforcement officers spoke with the young woman, learned about the rendezvous with the man, and found and detained him. The previously convicted suspect was found with the stolen chain and only 2,000 rubles, as he had already spent the remaining 63.

> It took a little over 2 hours for a 21-year-old man from Omsk to steal a fence that surrounded an abandoned house on 20th Party Congress Street. Under cover of darkness in early November 2022, he dismantled 29 sheets of corrugated iron with wire cutters, stopped a van, paid the driver 500 rubles, and asked two passersby to help load the fence. The accomplices were each given 1,000 rubles. The damage exceeded 140,000 rubles, but the suspect did not have time to sell the stolen goods as the police found all of the sheets on an abandoned summer cottage plot.

> A road conflict in the courtyard of a residential building on Prospekt Mira ended in a double theft. In late November 2022, a calm Omsk couple was driving their car. At the same time, a trio of tipsy men was walking along the sidewalk, and one of them stumbled and fell. Getting up, he bumped into the foreign car, and a conflict quickly arose, which quickly escalated into a fight. During the brawl, one of the men picked up the driver's phone, while the other took the wife's gadget that was lying in the car. The suspects were found within half an hour based on their descriptions.

The Octyabrsky District is traditionally one of the most crime-ridden areas. Omsk's "Detroit" or "Chicago" is generally similar to its foreign counterparts - poor infrastructure, an abundance of industrial enterprises, and one of the most depressing landscapes outside the window. The overall depression of the area spills over into aggression, so violent crimes are most often committed here, while sexual crimes are much rarer.

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> The manure led Omsk police to a suspect in the theft of an electric scooter that went missing in April 2022. The disappearance was discovered immediately, and the navigation system indicated that the vehicle was somewhere in the area of 8th Rabochaya Street. Operatives went there, talked to locals, but did not find the scooter. The next day, the navigator signal went off again, this time on Novosibirskaya Street. The scooter was found there in the bushes, covered in manure. This smelly detail led the authorities to a 33-year-old local resident who kept a farm at home. The man did not resist and confessed to the theft.

> A 26-year-old resident of Omsk was caught stealing fire hoses from a residential building on Kirov Street. The theft was discovered at the end of April 2022, and the damage was estimated at 12,000 rubles by representatives of the management company. Police found a witness who saw the young man loading a large bag into a taxi. The eyewitness remembered the car number, which led them to the taxi driver, and then to the suspect. The stolen hoses had already been sold to a passerby for 2,500 rubles.

> A 19-year-old student at one of the Omsk schools was missing 16 gold jewelry items worth over 275,000 rubles. The victim immediately accused a 20-year-old former classmate. The girl was a frequent visitor to the rented apartment on Bogdan Khmelnitsky Street, and then took the documents from the educational institution and stopped visiting. That's when the theft was discovered. The friend promised to return everything and even wrote a note, but then simply disappeared. The police found the suspect and found out that she stole one piece of jewelry on every visit and pawned them, using the 50,000 rubles she earned to repay her loan.

The Leninsky District is the largest in Omsk. The main attraction for people is the railway station. The most criminal areas of the district are located in the south, where there is a private sector and many representatives of different cultures live. Constant clashes and quarrels on a national basis, too large a territory and the absence of surveillance cameras are the guarantee of high crime in the area.

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> A 25-year-old man from Omsk got into a criminal case because of his childhood dream of owning a Husky dog. One day in April 2022, he saw a Husky dog in a store on 9th Leninskaya Street and couldn't resist taking it with him. It turned out that the dog belonged to a well-known employee of a canine therapy center in Omsk named Esiya, and had been stolen. Flyers with information about the missing dog were posted throughout the area, and concerned citizens called the police after seeing a similar dog in a private house on Dobrolyubov Street. That's where the police found Esiya.

> Three residents of Omsk who had been staying in a hostel on Serova Street paid for their accommodation by stealing property from the same hotel. At the end of June 2022, the owner of the hostel reported the theft of a TV and freezer worth 20,000 rubles. Several guests had checked out of the hostel shortly before the theft. It wasn't difficult to track down the suspects - one was arrested in the Central District, and two others were arrested in the Sherbakulsky District. The Omsk residents, aged 23, 24, and 28, explained during questioning that they didn't have enough money to pay for their room, so they pawned the stolen items for 3,500 rubles, paid off their debt, and used the rest of the money for food and transportation.

> A 43-year-old man from Omsk stole packages containing food and belongings worth 41,000 rubles left in a supermarket storage room by a 72-year-old pensioner. While the grandmother was shopping, the suspect, who was also shopping in the store, noticed that the storage locker was poorly secured and took the items. The man was arrested an hour later on Irtyshskaya Embankment while calmly walking to a fishing spot, where he intended to enjoy the stolen food. Instead, he had to be taken to the police station.

The Kirovsky district is the most undeveloped in terms of territory among all districts of the city, but also one of the most crime-ridden. The area suffers from a acute lack of infrastructure, with chaotic construction in some places and private residential areas. In such conditions, organized crime inevitably develops, which goes hand in hand with robberies and violent attacks.

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> A 28-year-old car washer from Omsk was so tired from work that he decided to take someone else's transport home. He chose a 54-year-old woman's bicycle that he liked because of its red frame. Using the bike as his means of transportation, he made his way to a store on 1st Eniseiskaya Street where he picked up some ice cream and an energy drink. However, he forgot to pay and was caught. The surprise for the "thief" was the arrival of the police, who not only made him confess to stealing from the store but also reveal his use of the bicycle.

> A 26-year-old man from Omsk spent all the money he got from a pawnshop for stolen items and electronics at a bathhouse. The man stole cell phones, a game console, a manicure set, a laptop, and gold worth a total of 73,000 rubles from a house where he had previously rented a room. While drunk, the man simply walked by his former residence, noticed that the door was unlocked, and took advantage of the situation, considering that the 29-year-old owner was absent. The police caught the suspect by tracing his activities through pawnshops, where he sold some of the electronics for 13,000 rubles.

> An error by a cashier led to a 47-year-old man from Omsk being charged with grand theft. It all started in October 2022 at a car dealership on Novorossiyskaya Street, where the man sold his "Lada Vesta" car for over 1 million rubles and immediately bought a "Lada Grant". At the cash register, the man was supposed to receive a difference of 250,000 rubles, but the cashier made a mistake and gave him 10 times more - 2.5 million rubles. After the arrest, the police did not find the money in the suspect's apartment, so they seized the newly purchased car as compensation for the damage.

Crimes related to the illegal trafficking of drugs are classified under articles 228, 230, 231, 232, 234 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. These include possession, distribution, acquisition, production, transportation, incitement to use, cultivation of narcotic plants, and the organization of dens.

The Central district of Omsk is traditionally considered one of the calmest districts of the city. However, due to the highest percentage of population and the inclusion of openly depressed territories (such as the Pervokirpichny microdistrict) and an impressive private sector, as well as a transit position between other districts of the Central district, it still occupies the first place in the number of committed crimes.

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> A 26-year-old resident of Omsk bought more than 1.5 kilograms of mephedrone in the Novosibirsk region. He transported the drugs to Omsk, packaged and distributed some of them, but was caught by law enforcement officers in January 2019. Later, the suspect in the criminal case managed to escape to Yekaterinburg, where he lived under fake documents, but he was found and returned to Omsk. He received 11 years in prison for the batch of drugs, which would have been worth 3 million rubles on the black market.

> A 46-year-old resident of Omsk organized a family drug cartel, involving his 32-year-old partner and her elderly parents - a 58-year-old mother and a 63-year-old stepfather. This gang was arrested in mid-September 2021, and during the searches, more than 3,000 doses of synthetic drugs, half a million rubles, gold and jewelry, and two expensive cars were seized. Children were also affected by this story: they were taken from the family and placed in an orphanage.

> In early August 2022, police detained a 34-year-old man in the center of Omsk on the Tukhachevsky Embankment, who had 10 bundles of methadone on him during a search. The police found the same packets in five other secret hiding places. The total weight of the confiscated drugs exceeded 110 grams. The suspect worked as a wholesale courier in an online store in one of the popular messengers, and he packaged the opiate group drugs in his apartment.

The Soviet District, once the capital of "gangsters" and drug trafficking, has become much safer over the years. Now it is a district with average crime rates in Omsk. Its criminality is characterized by the presence of several high-rise residential areas with courtyard wells, where most of the criminal activity takes place - drugs are sold and attacks are committed.

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> Two brothers from Omsk decided to trade hallucinogenic plants. The older brother, a 44-year-old resident of Omsk, carefully stored 390 grams of cannabis and over 460 grams of marijuana in his apartment and summer house. The younger brother, who was 34 at the time, rented a locksmith shop in the Soviet district, where in mid-August 2020, law enforcement officers found almost 400 grams of marijuana during searches. All of this "good stuff" was grown by the relatives in their homes.

> More than 90 grams of N-methylephedrone, or synthetic salt, were seized by police from a 30-year-old resident of the Lyubinsky district. The man took the drugs from a stash in the Soviet district in August 2022, and was immediately detained after extraction. During the search, he was found to have 80 packets. The drug courier had worked for only about 2 months and had earned only the average monthly salary in the region, but he was immediately "enriched" by the criminal case with a maximum punishment of up to 20 years in prison.

> Pregnancy and a small 7-year-old child did not stop a 28-year-old resident of Omsk from succumbing to the temptation of getting rich by selling drugs. However, these plans were not meant to come to fruition: on May 12, 2021, law enforcement officers arrested the woman near her house on Kommunalnaya Street and found 12 packets of synthetic drugs weighing more than 18 grams. By the way, the detained woman planned to sell some of the drugs and keep the rest for personal use.
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The Octyabrsky District is traditionally one of the most crime-ridden areas. Omsk's "Detroit" or "Chicago" is generally similar to its foreign counterparts - poor infrastructure, an abundance of industrial enterprises, and one of the most depressing landscapes outside the window. The overall depression of the area spills over into aggression, so violent crimes are most often committed here, while sexual crimes are much rarer.

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> A former narcotics police officer in Omsk, Russia, allegedly formed a heroin trafficking gang in 2016, which continued until their arrest in 2019. He allegedly recruited six others to participate in the illegal activities, which spanned multiple cities including Sochi. The group was found in possession of over 3 kilograms of heroin at the time of their arrest.

> In October 2021, police in Omsk arrested a drug courier from the Gorkovsky district, who was found with over 80 grams of mephedrone. The courier was allegedly instructed via messenger to distribute the drugs throughout the Oktyabrsky and Central districts. Police conducted a coordinated operation to apprehend the courier, first stopping him under the pretext of checking his documents before approaching his vehicle with an ambulance containing operatives.

> A resident of the Oktyabrsky district was involved in ten criminal cases related to drug distribution. The man initially worked alone but eventually invited a recently released friend from prison to join him. Special forces apprehended one of the pair in a forest near the Cherlak highway in early October 2022, with almost 2 kilograms of mephedrone in his possession. The other was found with over 50 grams of drugs in his apartment.

The Leninsky District is the largest in Omsk. The main attraction for people is the railway station. The most criminal areas of the district are located in the south, where there is a private sector and many representatives of different cultures live. Constant clashes and quarrels on a national basis, too large a territory and the absence of surveillance cameras are the guarantee of high crime in the area.

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> A 17-year-old schoolboy from Omsk decided to earn money and buy expensive gadgets, and came up with nothing better than becoming a drug dealer. He worked in this field for just over two months, until he was arrested in August 2022 in the village of Severny with over 30 grams of N-mephedrone. Now the young man from Omsk will have to forget about smartphones and tablets for a long time - under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, he faces from 10 to 20 years in prison.

> In March 2021, Omsk police seized almost 700 grams of heroin and a sawn-off shotgun from a 55-year-old man from Omsk and his 33-year-old son-in-law. The men created a channel on a messenger app for their drug trade, equipped a garage in Voennoye Gorodok, bought an inconspicuous car "Niva", and received payment to a cryptocurrency account.

> A couple of drug couriers from Tomsk were caught red-handed. A 32-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man came to Omsk to pick up a batch of drugs that they were supposed to retrieve from a forest strip in the Leninsky district. However, the stash was found much earlier by law enforcement officers, who replaced it with a "dummy". The unsuspecting couple calmly picked up the package and drove to a hotel, where they were arrested.

The Kirovsky district is the most undeveloped in terms of territory among all districts of the city, but also one of the most crime-ridden. The area suffers from a acute lack of infrastructure, with chaotic construction in some places and private residential areas. In such conditions, organized crime inevitably develops, which goes hand in hand with robberies and violent attacks.

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> In early April 2021, special forces "Grom" detained a 31-year-old coordinator of a large online drug store in Omsk. He controlled the work of drug couriers, reported on their drug supplies and distributed "salaries." During searches in the suspect's car, garage, and house, the authorities found hashish, marijuana, heroin, and methamphetamine. Some of the drugs were seized from a cache on Mostotryad street.

> In late January 2022, three underage girls were caught selling drugs in Omsk. First, operatives detained a 16-year-old 10th-grade student and her 17-year-old friend near one of the houses on 1st Rybachei street. They seized over 125 grams of synthetic drugs from them. Later, another 17-year-old member of this girl gang was arrested. It turned out that the young women rented an apartment where they weighed and packaged drugs. They found the job online and started as simple drug couriers, but later began receiving wholesale batches.

> Two higher educations did not save a 43-year-old Omsk resident from heroin addiction for more than 10 years and a criminal record for drug trafficking. At the end of June 2022, the woman became a suspect in a new criminal case for organizing a drug den in her apartment on 70 Years of October street. Drug addicts went there for a certain fee.