Orlovets twice attacked shops with fake weapons

Police detained a 39-year-old resident of the Orel municipal district, suspected of a series of robberies. The reason for the arrest was a message from a local network store.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the man tried to steal alcohol, and when the sellers tried to stop him, threatened them with an object similar to a gun.

The operatives examined CCTV footage and quickly identified the robber. The man was found at his house. He confessed to the crime and admitted that he used a metal object similar to a weapon to intimidate employees of the outlet.

During the investigation, the police found out that this was not the only episode: a day earlier, the man committed a similar crime in another store.

Now against the detainee initiated two criminal cases under article 162 of the criminal code of the Russian Federation. The defendant is in custody, the question of the measure of restraint is being decided. The object seized from him was sent for ballistic examination.