Man ripped gold chains from elderly women's necks in Katowice: caught near pawnshop

A 38-year-old attacked elderly women in Katowice over several months, ripping gold chains from their necks and fleeing by bicycle. Five thefts occurred on 1 Maja, Staszica, and Bohaterów Monte Cassino streets. Police from the property crimes unit detained him near a pawnshop as he tried to sell one of the chains. The case is being supervised by the Katowice-East District Prosecutor's Office.