“In the framework of the criminal investigation, the accused was found to be involved in a number of robberies committed from 2013 to 2019. Damage caused to victims in the amount of more than 20 million rubles. They committed robberies on private houses, the owners of which, according to their information, had high material wealth, ”follows from a press release.

As specified in the department, two suspects 45 and 35 years old are residents of the city of Belovo.

Investigators also detained and imprisoned a 47-year-old coal mine worker who was allegedly an accomplice of the accused. Moreover, he can be involved in five robberies and theft.

At present, the possible involvement of the accused in two episodes of the deliberate destruction of the property of fire departments in the city of Belovo is also being checked.

The ex-mayor of Kiselyovsk was killed on the night of November 1, when he went out with a gun to check who got into his yard. Near the body of the ex-mayor at the scene, the body of another man with a gunshot wound was discovered.

On suspicion of committing a crime, two people were detained and arrested.

Later, near the house of one of the arrested, investigators discovered a cache of weapons and ammunition, as well as items supposedly made of gold.