Vietnam robber-cop arrested after offering passers-by gold and jewellery he stole in raid on shops
- The man wearing a police uniform, who is believed to be an officer, was brandishing a Russian-made AK-47 assault rifle when he broke into two shops
- He took trays filled with gold and jewellery that he threw on the pavement outside, shouting for people to take the items, according to a police statement
Vietnamese police on Sunday arrested a man after he had robbed two shops selling gold in the central city of Hue, encouraging passers-by to make off with the spoils.
Early in the afternoon, at around 1pm local time, the man wearing a police uniform who is believed to be an officer, broke into the first gold shop, using a Russian-made AK-47 assault rifle.
He overpowered a member of staff and fired multiple bullets at display cases, police said. The staff member was slightly injured after being hit by broken glass.
The ‘officer’ then took two trays filled with gold and jewellery and placed them on the pavement for passers-by to take, Thua Thien Hue Province’s police department said in a statement.
He then ran into a second gold shop, about 20 metres away, where he took more gold and jewellery and threw that into the street too, shouting encouragement to people to take the items.