Police arrested a 66-year-old man when he tried to rob a mobile phone shop using a toy pistol in Jalan Onn Jaafar, Ipoh yesterday.
Ipoh District police chief Yahaya Hassan said they received information regarding the incident at about 4pm.
“A team from the Pekan Bharu 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 that, with the arrest, police also managed to solve two other cases with the same modus operandi, namely robbing a jewellery shop on March 25 and a convenience store on April 5 in nearby areas armed with what looked like a pistol.
He said the suspect had criminal records, including for narcotics, and he also tested positive for morphine.
Yahaya said all three cases are being investigated under Section 392/397 of the Penal Code, with the suspect remanded until Saturday (April 29) for further investigations.
- Bernama
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