In Odesa, a man with a pistol robbed a passerby of a chain worth 150 hryvnias

In the Prymorskyi district of Odesa a man, threatening with a pistol, took from a 22-year-old passerby a chain with a pendant and then fled. The attack occurred late last week near a supermarket.

According to the Main Directorate of the National Police in Odesa region, law enforcement officers located the attacker within an hour after the victim’s report. A 27-year-old resident of Odesa was detained at his place of residence.

The man’s jewelry was seized. It turned out to be costume jewelry, valued at 150 hryvnias. Police also found a weapon resembling a blank-firing pistol. According to the investigation, the detainee discarded it on the way; the item is being sent for examination.

Investigators have charged the man with robbery committed under martial law. This concerns part 4 of article 187 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The court chose a preventive measure of detention without the right to post bail. If found guilty, the suspect may face up to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. The pre-trial investigation continues.

Source: reports.

Previously we wrote:

• In Mykolaiv, a man pushed store employees and ran off with perfumes
• In Mykolaiv, a taxi driver was threatened with a knife, beaten and had his car taken: the defendant received 9 years
• In the Korabelnyi district, a man struck a woman in a car, took her phone and drove off in her car
• Not only for 13 chocolates: the court explained a sentence of 7 years and 8 months
• Pistol, stone and a smashed motorcycle: patrol officers tracked down the attacker