Pentru prima data in Romania, un infractor periculos a fost prins cu ajutorul Internetului. Performanta a fost realizata de un ofiter al Jandarmeriei din Cluj si de doi sergenti angajati. Octavian Popa, urmarit pentru ca batuse groaznic si jefuise o vanzatoare din oras, a fost „umflat” in momentul in care venise la intalnire cu o fata.
Din data de 10 ianuarie, autoritatile clujene erau pe urma lui Octavian Popa, de 21 de ani, care in acea zi intrase peste vanzatoarea unui chiosc din oras, o amenintase cu un cutit si o desfigurase in bataie. Femeia e si acum in spital, cu maxilarul fracturat. Popa luase din chiosc incasarile, vreo 7 milioane de lei, si disparuse. Dupa cateva zile de cautari, anchetatorilor le-a parvenit informatia ca Popa e pasionat de calculatoare, petrecand multe ore in Internet-Cafe-uri. In acel moment a intrat in scena locotenentul Radu Tanase, de la Batalionul 89 Mobil de Jandarmi Cluj-Napoca, familiarizat cu computerul, fiind absolvent al unei facultati tehnice. Ajutat de doi sergenti angajati din aceeasi unitate, Radu Tanase a reusit, in doar trei zile, sa afle adresa de e-mail a lui Octavian Popa, precum si numele cu care intra acesta pe chat: „Rapid 20”. Ofiterul a avut primul contact in retea cu infractorul in 16 ianuarie. S-a prezentat ca fiind o frumoasa blonda, dornica de o relatie pasionala.
„Rapid 20” a acceptat pe chat intalnirea cu „Lorena”.
„Pe chat am corespondat sub numele de „Lorena”, m-am descris ca fiind blonda, cu picioare pana-n gat si i-am si pus o poza mortala, ca sa-l agat”, ne-a povestit lt. Radu Tanase filmul capturarii lui Octavian Popa. De doua ori, jandarmii l-au identificat in Internet-Cafe-uri, dar niste nesincronizari in actiune i-au facut sa rateze capturarea. „Pe 28 ianuarie, l-am prins iar pe chat, spune ofiterul. De data aceasta „Rapid 20” a acceptat intalnirea cu „Lorena” chiar in fata barului de unde transmitea. L-am tinut de vorba suficient ca o echipa si colegii mei sa ajunga acolo. In momentul prinderii, Popa iesise din local si astepta in strada sosirea blondei. A fost socat, n-a mai avut reactie. In haina lasata inauntru, langa calculator, colegii au gasit un cutit de bucatarie, acelasi cu care o lovise pe vanzatoare”. Octavian Popa a fost arestat.
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