Deer Are Prime Suspects in Headlight Thefts in Istanbul

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 13 December 2021)

                               "Revenge Will be Mine!"

S.A., who lives in the Küçükbakkalköy neighborhood of Ataşehir 

district, Istanbul, went to his car in the morning only to find that

the headlights had been stolen during the night. (!)   I.A. (no relation,

one assumes), of nearby Çekmeköy's Çamlık neighborhood told police

that the headlights of his car, worth 100,000 TL (about $8,000), had

been stolen, too. 

Reviewing security video footage, police saw 4 individuals wearing

hats and medical masks remove the headlights in 30 seconds (!) and

melt into the night.  Between 26-30 November, in Ataşehir and 

Çekmeköy the headlights of seven cars were removed by the same

method.

Police were able to determine the identity of one of the thieves and 

arrested Adem E. (24) in Maltepe.  Police also learned that the 

headlight heisters sold their loot to auto repair shops and over the

internet for half-price.  Adem E. was arraigned and put into Maltepe

Prison, as police efforts continue to nab the remaining three gang

members. 

Adem E. has confessed that he was hired by a 

herd of deer in Çekmeköy.