In Irkutsk, two young men suspected of robbing a grocery kiosk on Baikalskaya Street were detained. Police say they threatened the seller with a pistol, took cash and cigarettes, then fled in a black tinted car without plates.
In Irkutsk, suspects in an armed robbery of a grocery kiosk on Baikalskaya Street have been detained. Last Sunday at around 11 p.m., two masked criminals burst into the store. Threatening the sales clerk with a pistol, the men took the cash register proceeds and several packs of cigarettes. The offenders then got into a black tinted car without license plates and fled.As a result of operational search measures, officers of the criminal investigation department of Police Station No. 7 of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Irkutsk, together with colleagues from the regional Interior Ministry directorate, tracked down the robbers. Hot on their trail, detectives detained the suspects in one of the supermarkets in the Solnechny microdistrict. The officers seized a signal revolver from the detainees, as well as black masks with eye slits. A criminal case has been opened against the 20- and 22-year-old men, who had no prior convictions, under Article 162 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (robbery).
According to police, the detainees may also be involved in other crimes. Citizens who have any information about the suspects’ unlawful activities are asked to contact: 29-21-40, 21-68-05 or 02.