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An auxiliary police officer was arrested after robbing a shop in Jurong East with a gun on Monday (April 12). The suspect entered the shop located along Jurong Gateway Road and showed a staff member a note that read: “This is a robbery, don’t shout.'I got gun in my pocket': Aetos officer arrested after robbing Jurong shop of over $24,000
An auxiliary police officer was arrested after robbing a shop in Jurong East with a gun on Monday (April 12). The suspect entered the shop located along Jurong Gateway Road and showed a staff member a note that read: “This is a robbery, don’t shout. I got gun in my pocket. Put all the money in the bag.” After obtaining more than $24,000 in cash from the staff member, the 38-year-old man fled the scene. He was arrested five hours later. In a media briefing today (April 14), the police said that they were alerted to the incident at 3.55pm. The suspect was identified as an on-duty auxiliary police officer from Aetos after the police reviewed the shop’s closed-circuit televisions and police cameras. He reported to work at Aetos’ headquarters and drawn his gun before his deployment. The man then changed out of his Aetos’ uniform, left the headquarters with the firearm without authorisation and allegedly carried out the robbery. He then returned to Aetos’ headquarters to change back into his uniform and to take the company van to his deployment location. Read more