Police arrest dismissed DPRS officer for theft, impersonating police
24 Jun 2012, 5:06 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police have arrested a man posing as a police officer and wearing a police uniform, after he attempted to rob a group of expatriate workers in a Male’ residence.
According to police, the man attempted to rob the house where expats working at ‘Muneer hotel’ live and he was caught Saturday afternoon.
In a statement police said the man was a former Department of Penitentiary and Rehabilitation Service (DPRS) officer who was dismissed for his involvement in a theft case.
Police did not provide the name or age of the man but said he was 26 years-old.
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