Shanghol, Jan, 23.
'A robber armed. with" an imita ton pistol and caught red-handed carly yesterday morning after he two accomplices had finished their midnight meal in a East Yuhang Road restaurant which "they" vie= timized was brought before "the First Special District Court yest Jday' on a writ of detention, Loh Al-s2¢ confessed to the crime readily, 'Loh and two other men went to the noodle restaurant late on Sunday evening and, after finishing their meal at which Shaoshing was. also served they decided to carry' out their pre-arranged plan shortly after 2am. They turned out to be bandits, and producing his toy pistol Loh led his men to rob, A cash box was opened and the men pocketed $150. They were escaping hen the proprietor discovered that the gun carried by Loh was a fake ne anid shouted for help. Loh was eventually caught with the help. of other "men inthe restaurant and turned over to the police.
Three other robber suspects, Jot whom was found to be armed with also an' imitation pistol, were sent to the same tribunal on a writ fof detention. They were alleged to have held up a lone Chinese pedestwian on. Saturday might in" Hart Road near Changping Road and retleved him of some cash. They were junfortunale however, for soon after the crime they were met by a police patrol and arrested.
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