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Police in Gozo have arrested a second man in connection with the armed robbery that took place on Thursday evening at a grocery store in Xagħra.
The arrest was carried out on Friday afternoon, when officers tracked down the suspect to an apartment in Xagħra. The man, a 49-year-old Maltese resident of Bormla, was taken into custody. Investigators also recovered the stolen vehicle used during the crime, which was found abandoned in the same locality.
This follows the arrest of the first suspect, a 47-year-old Italian resident of St Paul’s Bay, who was apprehended at Mġarr Harbour shortly after the robbery as he allegedly attempted to flee to Malta.
The incident occurred at around 8pm on Thursday in Vjal it-8 ta’ Settembru, Xagħra, when a man armed with a firearm threatened the cashier, seized the cash register drawer, and escaped in a stolen car believed to have been driven by an accomplice.
No injuries were reported. Police investigations into the case are ongoing, under the direction of Magistrate Simone Grech.
Police in Gozo are investigating an armed robbery that took place in a grocery store in Xagħra on Thursday evening.
The incident occurred at around 8pm in Vjal it-8 ta’ Settembru, when a man, allegedly armed with a firearm, entered the shop. He pointed the weapon at the cashier, grabbed the cash register drawer, and fled the scene in a car.
Investigations revealed that the vehicle had been stolen earlier the same evening from Xewkija, and it is believed that an accomplice was waiting inside.
While police launched a manhunt, information led officers to the Mġarr Harbour, where one of the suspects was apprehended as he attempted to flee to Malta.
No one was injured in the incident. Police investigations and the search for the second suspect are ongoing. Magistrate Simone Grech has been informed and appointed an inquiry.
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