In Irkutsk, a 28 year old local resident was detained after threatening a grocery kiosk seller with what was allegedly a knife and stealing 2 thousand rubles. It later turned out the weapon was an ordinary spoon, and he planned to spend the money on drugs. The suspect has been arrested, and a robbery case has been opened.
Last weekend, the seller of a grocery kiosk in Irkutsk-II contacted Police Department No. 8 of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Irkutsk. According to the Irkutsk woman, she was the victim of a robbery attack — an unknown man entered the store and began waving what appeared to be a knife blade in front of the woman’s face. The 47-year-old victim became frightened and handed over all the proceeds. The offender made off with 2,000 rubles.As a result of operational-search measures, criminal investigation officers detained the suspect. It turned out that the weapon was not a knife at all, but an ordinary table spoon, whose handle he passed off as a dangerous object.
The detainee turned out to be a 28-year-old local resident, previously convicted of property crimes. The money obtained illegally was planned to be spent on drugs.
The Leninsky District Court decided to arrest the suspect in the robbery committed with the help of a table spoon.
The Leninsky District Court decided to arrest the suspect in the robbery committed with the help of a table spoon.
A criminal case has been opened under Part 1 of Article 162 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Robbery). The sanction of this article provides for a maximum penalty of up to 8 years of imprisonment.
If you were affected by this person’s actions, please contact Police Department No. 8 or call 02.
Based on materials from the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Irkutsk