Police in Kazakhstan's Akmola Region have identified a suspect in the theft of one million tenge, 12 years after the crime was committed, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to the regional police department's press service, officers from the criminal police unit in Atbasar District identified a suspect in a theft carried out back in July 2014.
Case materials show that during the daytime, an unidentified person entered a local resident's home through an open window vent and stole 1 million tenge in cash.
A criminal case was opened and search operations were launched, but investigators were unable to solve the crime quickly. Police nonetheless continued working to identify suspects.
Twelve years later, in October 2026, investigators managed to identify the suspected perpetrator — a 35-year-old native of Stepnogorsk.
According to the suspect's testimony, while in Atbasar he noticed a house with an open window vent, went inside and took the money.
Investigative measures in the criminal case are ongoing, and a final procedural decision will be made based on their results.