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IPOH – Police arrested a 66-year-old man when he tried to rob a mobile phone shop using a toy pistol in Jalan Onn Jaafar, here, yesterday.
Ipoh district police chief Yahaya Hassan said they received information regarding the incident at about 4pm yesterday.
“A team from the Pekan Baru police station sped to the scene and arrested a man, aged 66, and seized several items, including a backpack, a toy pistol, and two knives,” he said in a statement.
He said with the arrest, police also managed to solve two other cases involving the use of what looked like a pistol, namely robberies at a jewellery shop on March 25 and a convenience store on April 5 in nearby areas.
He said the suspect had criminal records, including for narcotics, and also tested positive for morphine.
Yahaya said all three cases are being investigated under Sections 392/397 of the Penal Code, with the suspect remanded until April 29 for further investigations. – Bernama, April 23, 2023